Total Crime Rate

1093.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 1093.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 370.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 347.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.0 10/10
  • Public order 59.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finkle Street 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 Finkle Street (YO8 4DS) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Finkle Street (YO8 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finkle Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finkle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner'S Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Walk β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner'S Square β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Turner'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Massey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Massey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Audus Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Audus Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Alma Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Micklegate β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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