Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Yew Tree Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 690th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Tree Close (YO8 3NE) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Close (YO8 3NE), the main crime hotspot is near Richard Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richard Street —
Apr 2026Public order Dam Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dam Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dam Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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