Postcode · Selby
Crime in YO8 8EW
How much crime is recorded in YO8 8EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selby South, Brayton & Barlow
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,788 (2024)
YO8 8EWSelby
How safe is YO8 8EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO8 8EW 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
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8EWNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order1.94.6
Burglary1.79.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.61.5
Other theft0.54.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.