Total Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodville Terrace area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodville Terrace (YO8 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 2.8 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% lower than the Selby East average (176.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2023, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Woodville Terrace (YO8 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Volta Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Selby East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Volta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Volta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barwic Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barwic Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barwic Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barwic Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbot'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barwic Close | — |
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