Total Crime Rate
946.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
375.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portholme Road 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 Portholme Road (YO8 4QH) 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 Portholme Road (YO8 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near Finkle Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | A19 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finkle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Market Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A19 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Portholme Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portholme Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Portholme Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Portholme Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Portholme Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Portholme Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Massey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Audus Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Audus Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finkle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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