Crime Rate in Selby East, ward

Selby East has the 3rd highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 410th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 32nd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Selby East in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 159.9% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Selby East’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 484 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 21.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 588 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Selby East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bawtry Road, with 116 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Finkle Street (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.