Crime Rates at Portholme Villas, Selby, YO8 4AX

Portholme Villas area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Portholme Villas (YO8 4AX) in the last 12 months was 1093.2 per 1,000 residents and was 521.0% higher than the Selby East average (176.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 415.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portholme Villas (YO8 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Audus Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turner'S Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.