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Selby road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2018, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (158), and casualties fell from 228.

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 2018
139
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
183
Down 20% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2018

3.6% of collisions in Selby in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.6%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight10273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious3620%
  • Slight14278%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2018 is highlighted, with 139, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 139
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (21%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday14 (10%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday26 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.8%)
  • February8 (5.8%)
  • March8 (5.8%)
  • April9 (6.5%)
  • May13 (9.4%)
  • June12 (8.6%)
  • July12 (8.6%)
  • August19 (14%)
  • September11 (7.9%)
  • October13 (9.4%)
  • November12 (8.6%)
  • December14 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (76%)
  • Wet or damp31 (22%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph46 (33%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph69 (50%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (56%)
  • Cyclist26 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (14%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (10%)
  • 21 to 2524 (13%)
  • 26 to 3527 (15%)
  • 36 to 4526 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.7%)
  • Over 758 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (74%)
  • Passenger31 (17%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car152 (63%)
  • Motorcycle29 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2018

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2018 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Selby

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby in 2018

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2018, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2018

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2018: 20, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19202614
2ndB1222131825
3rdA63101502
4thA10418900
5thA16281102
6thA6481501
7thA6455601
8thA6594400
9thB12234401
10thA1632401
11thA11200
12thA1(M)1100
13thA12371201

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2018

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 20.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2018

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2018: 60.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2018

North Yorkshire recorded 1,238 collisions in 2018, and 11% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years