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Selby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,613 road traffic collisions in Selby, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,915 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 314 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 32% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
1,613
531st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,915
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
24 people killed
Serious collisions
314
348 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Up 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Selby

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.5%
  • Serious31419%
  • Slight1,27579%

What the data shows

  • Selby had 216 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 284 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Selby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 364 children under 16 were killed or injured in Selby, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Selby.

Where Selby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
531st
Most casualties
559th
Most fatal collisions
413th
Most serious collisions
487th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday266 (16%)
  • Tuesday224 (14%)
  • Wednesday213 (13%)
  • Thursday241 (15%)
  • Friday279 (17%)
  • Saturday234 (15%)
  • Sunday156 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,200 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit377 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,493 (93%)
  • Roundabout54 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,400 (87%)
  • 40 mph115 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph67 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,322 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds186 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant668 (35%)
  • Pedestrian418 (22%)
  • Cyclist405 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist348 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Selby peaked at 66 in 1989; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252933
20242228
20232324
20222122
20211921
20201416
20191618
20182023
20172838
20162426
20153541
20142731
20132529
20122635
20112632
20102830
20092430
20083447
20073236
20062729
20053945
20042326
20034247
20022936
20013643
20003740
19996196
19983741
19973853
19964151
19955062
19943141
19934453
19924047
19913840
19905058
19896673
19883946
198700
19862933
19854959
19843941
19834751
19824655
19815057
19805867
19795465

Map of recent crashes in Selby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Selby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Selby

The 24 most recent collisions in Selby happened between 17 March and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Selby

The A19 has the most collisions in Selby, 540 of 1,613 (33%), followed by the A1041 (162).

Collisions in Selby on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1954061811122
2ndA1041162212231
3rdA6385112521
4thB12236275117
5thA1238232803

Council areas covering Selby

Collisions in Selby were recorded in 2 council areas. North Yorkshire has 1,608 of 1,613 (99.7%).

Collisions in Selby by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire1,6081,90924314
2ndYork5600

Postcode district for Selby

All 1,613 collisions in Selby were in the YO8 postcode district.