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Selby road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2024, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (141), and casualties rose from 188.

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 2024
148
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
192
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2024

2.7% of collisions in Selby in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight15078%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2024 is highlighted, with 148, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 148
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday23 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (9.5%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.5%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March10 (6.8%)
  • April16 (11%)
  • May5 (3.4%)
  • June14 (9.5%)
  • July13 (8.8%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September8 (5.4%)
  • October12 (8.1%)
  • November11 (7.4%)
  • December12 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (77%)
  • Wet or damp33 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph42 (28%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph78 (53%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (17%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3541 (21%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (9.9%)
  • Over 7513 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (75%)
  • Passenger38 (20%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (70%)
  • Motorcycle34 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2024, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2024

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2024: 19, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19192906
2ndA63142021
3rdB1222131423
4thA104191504
5thA6491102
6thA1626601
7thA12384401
8thA6452200
9thA6592200
10thB12172201
11thM622200
12thA1631100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2024

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 22.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2024

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2024: 63.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2024

North Yorkshire recorded 1,043 collisions in 2024, and 14% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years