Postcode · Selby
Crime in YO8 5BE
How much crime is recorded in YO8 5BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selby Town
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,253 (2024)
YO8 5BESelby
How safe is YO8 5BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO8 5BE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5BENational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary10.89.1
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.