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Selby road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2017, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (179), and casualties fell from 242.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,654 collisions in Selby.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2017
158
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
228
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2017

2.5% of collisions in Selby in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3019%
  • Slight12478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight18079%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2017 is highlighted, with 158, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 158
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025172243
2024148192
2023141188
2022105139
2021128160
2020121160
2019130168
2018139183
2017158228
2016179242
2015190248
2014170264
2013195270
2012189286
2011185280
2010224314
2009245362
2008258359
2007264386
2006248367
2005249350
2004350476
2003334460
2002307449
2001310451
2000348503
1999379570
1998378579
1997391604
1996380564
1995434646
1994400659
1993358551
1992348560
1991348485
1990348526
1989364518
1988324467
1987300440
1986316437
1985304460
1984248340
1983285395
1982311455
1981328429
1980338490
1979285421

When and where crashes happen in Selby in 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (10%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (19%)
  • Friday19 (12%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.5%)
  • February9 (5.7%)
  • March9 (5.7%)
  • April15 (9.5%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June22 (14%)
  • July11 (7%)
  • August16 (10%)
  • September9 (5.7%)
  • October9 (5.7%)
  • November12 (7.6%)
  • December13 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (75%)
  • Wet or damp33 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph51 (32%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph75 (47%)
  • 70 mph16 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (10%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (17%)
  • Cyclist25 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7%)
  • Horse rider4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3532 (14%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (64%)
  • Passenger66 (29%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (65%)
  • Motorcycle38 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Ridden horse4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Selby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby in 2017

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2017, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2017

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2017: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19212905
2ndA1041131811
3rdA16281400
4thA6381105
5thA6457701
6thB12227901
7thA1(M)6600
8thB122361201
9thM6261111
10thA6451101
11thA6594601
12thB12172302
13thA11100
14thA12381100
15thA1631100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2017

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 28.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2017

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2017: 67.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2017

North Yorkshire recorded 1,432 collisions in 2017, and 11% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years