Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Denison Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 399th 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 Denison Road (YO8 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Selby East average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denison Road (YO8 8AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near On or near, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Volta Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Denison Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benedict Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public orderUnder investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Waterfront —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Germain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staynor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crimeUnder investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Swans Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swans Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barwic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Waterfront Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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