Total Crime Rate

108.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 300th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Road (YO8 4YF) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (YO8 4YF), the main crime hotspot is near Haig Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Flaxley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deacon Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normandy Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Normandy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutchinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wavell Street —
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Data Sources

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