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Selby road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2019, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2018 (139), and casualties fell from 183.

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 2019
130
Down 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
168
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2019

1.5% of collisions in Selby in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2418%
  • Slight10480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight13681%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2019 is highlighted, with 130, down 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 130
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday26 (20%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February15 (12%)
  • March8 (6.2%)
  • April7 (5.4%)
  • May11 (8.5%)
  • June8 (6.2%)
  • July16 (12%)
  • August11 (8.5%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October8 (6.2%)
  • November13 (10%)
  • December4 (3.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (73%)
  • Wet or damp32 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph35 (27%)
  • 40 mph19 (15%)
  • 60 mph64 (49%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (19%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (13%)
  • 26 to 3529 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5528 (17%)
  • 56 to 6528 (17%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (76%)
  • Passenger26 (15%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (64%)
  • Motorcycle33 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2019

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby in 2019

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2019, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2019

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2019: 13, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19131712
2ndB1222121501
3rdA63111602
4thA1041101400
5thA162101304
6thA6471101
7thA16812
8thB12234502
9thA1633402
10thA6453400
11thA6592201
12thA1(M)1300
13thB12171101

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2019

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 16.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2019

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2019: 51.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2019

North Yorkshire recorded 1,024 collisions in 2019, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years