Total Crime Rate

229.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flaxley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 89th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flaxley Road (YO8 0BW) in the last 12 months was 229.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher than the Selby East average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxley Road (YO8 0BW), the main crime hotspot is near Richard Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Flaxley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dam Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dam Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dam Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gowthorpe Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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