Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flaxley Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 558th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flaxley Road (YO8 4DF) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Selby East average (176.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxley Road (YO8 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Haig Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hempbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hempbridge Close —
Sep 2025Public order Hempbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Flaxley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wavell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutchinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennant Street —
Sep 2025Public order Hempbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deacon Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flaxley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flaxley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flaxley Road —
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Data Sources

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