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Selby road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2021, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (121), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2021
128
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
160
Level with 2020
Fatal collisions
5
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2021

3.9% of collisions in Selby in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.9%
  • Serious2217%
  • Slight10179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12679%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2021 is highlighted, with 128, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 128
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (18%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday15 (12%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday11 (8.6%)
  • Sunday21 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.5%)
  • February9 (7%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April10 (7.8%)
  • May11 (8.6%)
  • June12 (9.4%)
  • July11 (8.6%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September9 (7%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November12 (9.4%)
  • December5 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (78%)
  • Wet or damp23 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph39 (30%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph65 (51%)
  • 70 mph11 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (21%)
  • Cyclist16 (10%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3531 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (19%)
  • 46 to 5520 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.6%)
  • Over 758 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (83%)
  • Passenger19 (12%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (60%)
  • Motorcycle36 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2021, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2021

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2021: 17, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19172315
2ndB122291022
3rdA6481411
4thA1627701
5thA10416602
6thA636901
7thA6456702
8thB12234400
9thA1(M)3300
10thA1632400
11thA6592300
12thB12172402
13thA12381100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2021

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 19.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2021

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2021: 51.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2021

North Yorkshire recorded 1,012 collisions in 2021, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2021, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years