Postcode · Selby
Crime in YO8 4HX
How much crime is recorded in YO8 4HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selby West
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,457 (2024)
YO8 4HXSelby
How safe is YO8 4HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO8 4HX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4HXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Burglary0.99.1
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.