Crime Rate in Selby West, ward

Selby West has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 3053rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 185th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Selby West in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Selby West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 386 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Selby West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 82 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Buttermere Court (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.