Crap Towns / Selby / Crime

How much crime is there in Selby?

The police recorded 96.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Selby from September 2023 to August 2026, 26% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 95.8, down from 107 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	107	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	84.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	95.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.9	34.1
Shoplifting	13.0	7.1
Public order	7.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.2	7.0
Other theft	6.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.3	3.8
Burglary	3.0	3.1
Drugs	2.8	2.4
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.7	0.5
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Knottingley	15.0 km	155
Askern	19.3 km	146
Castleford	18.8 km	138
Pontefract	18.7 km	111
Goole	15.2 km	101
Selby	–	96.0
Thorne	19.9 km	95.5
York	19.7 km	89.4
Moorends	18.5 km	76.2
Sherburn in Elmet	9.9 km	46.3
Tadcaster	17.6 km	43.5
The typical town	–	76.2