Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 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 177.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Millgate 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.

Crime Over Time in Millgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richard Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area 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 Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Under investigation

Data Sources

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