Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Volta Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 450th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Volta Street (YO8 8DF) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Selby East average (176.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Volta Street (YO8 8DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Volta Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbot'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences D'Arcy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barwic Close
Sep 2025Burglary Barwic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barwic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barwic Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwic Parade Under investigation

Data Sources

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