Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 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 61.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chestnut Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East , and the 629th 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 Chestnut Way (YO8 8RG) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Way (YO8 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Bawtry Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bawtry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bawtry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bawtry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bawtry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bawtry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bawtry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bawtry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bawtry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbots Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petre Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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