Crap Towns / Selston / Crime

How much crime is there in Selston?

The police recorded 58.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Selston from September 2023 to August 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 22.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 56.1, up from 54.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	54.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	65.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	56.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	22.7	34.1
Shoplifting	11.3	7.1
Other theft	6.3	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	5.5	7.0
Public order	3.3	6.6
Vehicle crime	2.6	3.8
Other crime	2.6	2.0
Burglary	1.7	3.1
Drugs	1.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Alfreton	5.7 km	118
Sutton in Ashfield	6.9 km	105
Ripley	7.0 km	99.3
Heanor	7.0 km	89.9
Huthwaite	5.9 km	83.1
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	4.7 km	82.5
Somercotes and Swanwick	4.7 km	78.2
Eastwood	6.5 km	76.8
South Normanton and Pinxton	3.3 km	67.3
Selston	–	58.5
Annesley Woodhouse	3.5 km	57.0
The typical town	–	76.2