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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in YO8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

YO8 recorded 318 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.54 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 7.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring61.28 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment318 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 7.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

318
trending_up +1.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

61.28per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,216

Within YO8 district

Selby

57,428

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 4
12
Shopping Area Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Church Lane Map
total: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Bawtry Road Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Other theft: 1
8
Supermarket Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 6 Robbery: 1
7
Farm Way Map
total: 6 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Buttermere Court Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 6
6
Portholme Drive Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Other theft: 1
6
Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
St Leonards Avenue Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
318 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
118
37.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
72
22.6%
Shoplifting
34
10.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
25
7.9%
Public Order
17
5.3%
Other Theft
15
4.7%
Other Crime
10
3.1%
Burglary
6
1.9%
Drug Offences
6
1.9%
Robbery
5
1.6%
Bicycle Theft
4
1.3%
Vehicle Crime
3
0.9%
Weapons Possession
3
0.9%

Crime Analysis: YO8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in YO8 (37.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (22.6%) and Shoplifting (10.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in YO8 has risen noticeably — by 7.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for YO8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +1.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +7.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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