Total Crime Rate

946.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

375.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 946.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 375.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 322.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 288.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Drugs 39.6 10/10
  • Other theft 33.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
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

Finkle Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 11th 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 Finkle Street (YO8 4DT) in the last 12 months was 946.3 per 1,000 residents and was 445.2% 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 375.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finkle Street (YO8 4DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finkle Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Finkle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Micklegate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawdon Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A19
Apr 2026Possession of weapons A19 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A19 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Micklegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Under investigation

Data Sources

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