Crime Rates at St Wilfrids Crescent, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EU

St Wilfrids Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brayton & Barlow , and the 856th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Wilfrids Crescent (YO8 9EU) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Brayton & Barlow average (32.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Wilfrids Crescent (YO8 9EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollytree Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merlin Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.