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Selby road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2025, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2024 (148), and casualties rose from 192.

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 2025
172
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
243
Up 27% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2025

2.3% of collisions in Selby in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious4023%
  • Slight12874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19681%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2025 is highlighted, with 172, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 172
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (17%)
  • Tuesday18 (10%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (9.9%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.3%)
  • February13 (7.6%)
  • March14 (8.1%)
  • April9 (5.2%)
  • May16 (9.3%)
  • June10 (5.8%)
  • July16 (9.3%)
  • August16 (9.3%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October11 (6.4%)
  • November16 (9.3%)
  • December16 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (80%)
  • Wet or damp29 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph52 (30%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (52%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (17%)
  • Cyclist27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.2%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (14%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.2%)
  • Over 7519 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (70%)
  • Passenger53 (22%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (60%)
  • Motorcycle41 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2025, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2025

The A63 had the most collisions in Selby in 2025: 22, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63223505
2ndA19213014
3rdA104191201
4thA6491201
5thB122271303
6thA1625704
7thA6454400
8thA1(M)3400
9thA6593301
10thB12173402
11thB12232202
12thM622400
13thA11100
14thA1631100
15thB64511100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2025

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 29.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2025

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2025: 78.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2025

North Yorkshire recorded 1,159 collisions in 2025, and 15% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years