Postcode · Selby
Crime in YO8 8PY
How much crime is recorded in YO8 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eggborough, Kellington & Smeaton
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,493 (2024)
YO8 8PYSelby
How safe is YO8 8PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO8 8PY 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8PYNational
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.