Crime Rates at Holmes Avenue, Selby, YO8 3GA

Holmes Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmes Avenue (YO8 3GA) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Selby East average (176.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmes Avenue (YO8 3GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finkle Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.