Crime Rates at Gowthorpe, Selby, YO8 4ET

Gowthorpe area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 7th 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 Gowthorpe (YO8 4ET) in the last 12 months was 1090.9 per 1,000 residents and was 519.7% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -59.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 265.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gowthorpe (YO8 4ET), 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.