Crime Rates at The Waterfront, Selby, YO8 8FB

The Waterfront area has the 21st highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 329th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Waterfront (YO8 8FB) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Waterfront (YO8 8FB), 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.