Postcode · Selby
Crime in YO8 5NL
How much crime is recorded in YO8 5NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barlby & Riccall
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,995 (2024)
YO8 5NLSelby
How safe is YO8 5NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO8 5NL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 5NLNational
Anti-social behaviour33.010.7
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.