Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Charles Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 241st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (YO8 4DA) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (YO8 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haig Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mirkhill Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mirkhill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennant Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Azalea Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Flaxley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hempbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hempbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hempbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hempbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollywood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Way
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farm Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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