Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petre Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 808th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Petre Avenue (YO8 8DW) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Selby East average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petre Avenue (YO8 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Volta Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Petre Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bawtry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bawtry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swans Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swans Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbots Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barwic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petre Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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