Postcode · Selby
Crime in YO8 9NJ
How much crime is recorded in YO8 9NJ, 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
- 1,473 (2024)
YO8 9NJSelby
How safe is YO8 9NJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO8 9NJ 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
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 9NJNational
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.