Postcode · Selby
Crime in YO8 3SQ
How much crime is recorded in YO8 3SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
YO8 3SQSelby
How safe is YO8 3SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO8 3SQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
YO8 3SQNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary1.69.1
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Public order0.14.6
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.