Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Waterfront area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 545th 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 The Waterfront (YO8 8FE) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Waterfront (YO8 8FE), 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 The Waterfront area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowie Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences D'Arcy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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