Total Crime Rate

931.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

428.1 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 931.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 428.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 307.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 264.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.2 10/10
  • Public order 81.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.8 8/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • 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

Bridge Wharf area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 12th 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 Bridge Wharf (YO8 4NR) in the last 12 months was 931.4 per 1,000 residents and was 436.5% 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 428.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Wharf (YO8 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near Micklegate. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bridge Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawdon Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quay —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ness Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corunna Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Micklegate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ousegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Micklegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Recreation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A19 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons A19 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A19 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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