Crime Rates at Low Meadow, Selby, YO8 4LB

Low Meadow area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 120th 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 Low Meadow (YO8 4LB) in the last 12 months was 201.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Meadow (YO8 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Buttermere Court. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.