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Selby road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2023, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2022 (105), and casualties rose from 139.

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 2023
141
Up 34% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
188
Up 35% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2023

3.5% of collisions in Selby in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious4330%
  • Slight9366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious6032%
  • Slight12365%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2023 is highlighted, with 141, up 34% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 141
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (20%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.7%)
  • February11 (7.8%)
  • March7 (5%)
  • April13 (9.2%)
  • May23 (16%)
  • June13 (9.2%)
  • July14 (9.9%)
  • August12 (8.5%)
  • September10 (7.1%)
  • October12 (8.5%)
  • November8 (5.7%)
  • December10 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (77%)
  • Wet or damp32 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph53 (38%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph63 (45%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (16%)
  • Cyclist19 (10%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (18%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3527 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5524 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.4%)
  • Over 755 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (72%)
  • Passenger35 (19%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car153 (64%)
  • Motorcycle33 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby in 2023

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2023, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2023

The A19 and A63 had the most collisions in Selby in 2023, with 12 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19121505
2ndA63121614
3rdA6491001
4thA10417911
5thA1626701
6thB12226904
7thA64551020
8thA1633402
9thB12233302
10thM623400
11thA6592202
12thA1(M)1101
13thB12171101
14thB1221101

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2023

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 23.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2023

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2023: 62.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2023

North Yorkshire recorded 1,129 collisions in 2023, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years