Crime Rates at Dam Bank, Selby, YO8 3LQ

Dam Bank 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 Dam Bank (YO8 3LQ) 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 Dam Bank (YO8 3LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 84 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.