Postcode district · Selby
Crime in YO8
How much crime is recorded in YO8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 60,625 (2024)
YO8Postcode district · Selby
How safe is YO8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO8, 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
YO8National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.