Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 190.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Portholme Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 127th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portholme Court (YO8 4QG) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Selby East average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portholme Court (YO8 4QG), the main crime hotspot is near Market Lane. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Portholme Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Audus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nalton Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Audus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massey Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portholme Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Portholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turner'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westbourne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Gowthorpe Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gowthorpe Under investigation
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Data Sources

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