Total Crime Rate
177.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026White Street 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 White Street (YO8 4BP) 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 White Street (YO8 4BP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttermere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dam Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockret Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttermere Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttermere Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttermere Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dam Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttermere Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buttermere Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dam Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Street | — |
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