Postcode · Selby
Crime in YO8 9AR
How much crime is recorded in YO8 9AR, 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
- 1,974 (2024)
YO8 9ARSelby
How safe is YO8 9AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO8 9AR 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9ARNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order0.84.6
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other theft0.44.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.