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Selby road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2020, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (130), and casualties fell from 168.

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 2020
121
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
160
Down 5% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2020

5.8% of collisions in Selby in 2020 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75.8%
  • Serious2521%
  • Slight8974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.4%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12176%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2020 is highlighted, with 121, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 121
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (17%)
  • Tuesday17 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday11 (9.1%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.1%)
  • February12 (9.9%)
  • March9 (7.4%)
  • April1 (0.8%)
  • May7 (5.8%)
  • June8 (6.6%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August16 (13%)
  • September16 (13%)
  • October9 (7.4%)
  • November6 (5%)
  • December13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (68%)
  • Wet or damp35 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph39 (32%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph71 (59%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (54%)
  • Cyclist27 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (14%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (5%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2023 (14%)
  • 21 to 2520 (13%)
  • 26 to 3521 (13%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.3%)
  • Over 759 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (76%)
  • Passenger29 (18%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car129 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (13%)
  • Motorcycle24 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (8.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby in 2020

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2020, with 10 collisions.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2020

The A63 had the most collisions in Selby in 2020: 15, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63152102
2ndA19141912
3rdA16271201
4thA10416720
5thB12225603
6thA644401
7thB12234402
8thA1632310
9thA6452200
10thA11100
11thA12381100
12thA6591101
13thB12171100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2020

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 14.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2020

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2020: 56.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2020

North Yorkshire recorded 913 collisions in 2020, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2020, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2020.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years