Total Crime Rate
177.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Millgate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 140th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Millgate (YO8 3LL) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millgate (YO8 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richard Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dam Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dam Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dam Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmillgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmillgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Firth Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alma Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alma Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alma Terrace | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmillgate | Under investigation |
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