Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 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 205.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Douglas Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 116th 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 Douglas Street (YO8 4AG) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Selby East average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Street (YO8 4AG), 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 Douglas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portholme Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Portholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turner'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nalton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Audus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gowthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gowthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gowthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gowthorpe Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massey Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Audus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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