Total Crime Rate

159.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 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 159.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alma Terrace area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 160th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Alma Terrace (YO8 3JY) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Terrace (YO8 3JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finkle Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alma Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Holme Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turner'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Audus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Micklegate
Apr 2026Public order Micklegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation

Data Sources

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