Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Charles Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (YO8 4YQ) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (YO8 4YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mirkhill Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buttermere Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Farm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollywood Under investigation

Data Sources

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