Crime Rates at Fernlea Close, Selby, YO8 4NZ

Fernlea Close 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 Fernlea Close (YO8 4NZ) 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 Fernlea Close (YO8 4NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.