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Selby road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2022, and 139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2021 (128), and casualties fell from 160.

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 2022
105
Down 18% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
139
Down 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2022

5.7% of collisions in Selby in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.7%
  • Serious1918%
  • Slight8076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.3%
  • Serious1914%
  • Slight11482%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2022 is highlighted, with 105, down 18% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 105
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday19 (18%)
  • Thursday19 (18%)
  • Friday11 (10%)
  • Saturday17 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (12%)
  • February1 (1%)
  • March15 (14%)
  • April11 (10%)
  • May14 (13%)
  • June5 (4.8%)
  • July11 (10%)
  • August11 (10%)
  • September6 (5.7%)
  • October6 (5.7%)
  • November7 (6.7%)
  • December5 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (74%)
  • Wet or damp25 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph40 (38%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph45 (43%)
  • 70 mph12 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (10%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (19%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)
  • Cyclist13 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2020 (14%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3527 (19%)
  • 36 to 4517 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (14%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.8%)
  • Over 758 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider90 (65%)
  • Passenger32 (23%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car114 (63%)
  • Motorcycle26 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2022

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2022, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2022

The B1222 had the most collisions in Selby in 2022: 11, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1222111423
2ndA1991102
3rdA6481210
4thA10415501
5thA635700
6thB12234600
7thA1623311
8thA6453400
9thA1(M)2300
10thA6592200
11thM622311
12thA12381100
13thA1631100
14thB12171300

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2022

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 21.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2022

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2022: 44.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2022

North Yorkshire recorded 877 collisions in 2022, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2022, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 11 December 2022.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years