Total Crime Rate

979.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.8 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 979.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 279.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.9 10/10
  • Other theft 69.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 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

Abbey Walk area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 10th 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 Abbey Walk (YO8 4DZ) in the last 12 months was 979.0 per 1,000 residents and was 464.0% higher than the Selby East average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 209.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Walk (YO8 4DZ), 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 Abbey Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gowthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massey Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Audus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Audus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quay —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Micklegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gowthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portholme Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gowthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gowthorpe Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmillgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nalton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turner'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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