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Overview of Selby crime rate

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Selby, with a low crime rating, ranks 20th among 25 neighbouring boroughs in terms of crime rate. In 2023, Selby reported 6416 crimes for a population of 91988, resulting in a crime rate of 69.75 per 1000 residents, marking a 2.15% increase from the previous year.

In Selby, the most common crime types are Violence and sexual offences (36.6%), Anti-social behaviour (21.9%), and Criminal damage and arson (7.7%). The least frequent are Possession of weapons (0.8%), Robbery (0.3%), and Theft from the person (0.2%).

Selby’s 13 wards show the highest crime rates in Selby East (218.2), Selby West (97.7), Tadcaster (77.6). The safest wards are Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton (36.2), Cawood & Escrick (30.7), Cliffe & North Duffield (27.4).

In Selby, the crime trend analysis shows significant variations over the years. Anti-social behaviour spiked by 10.62% in 2020, followed by decreases of 6.53% in 2021 and 9.87% in 2022. Violence and sexual offences saw a moderate increase, rising by 2.02% in 2021 and 2.04% in 2022. Meanwhile, Burglary rates dropped by 2.8% in 2020.

Selby crime incidents by crime type

A total of 6416 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2348 (36.6)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1404 (21.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 494 (7.7)%
Other theft – 407 (6.3)%
Shoplifting – 382 (6.0)%
Public order – 380 (5.9)%
Vehicle crime – 325 (5.1)%
Burglary – 278 (4.3)%
Other crime – 148 (2.3)%
Drugs – 112 (1.7)%
Bicycle theft – 55 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 49 (0.8)%
Robbery – 20 (0.3)%
Theft from the person – 14 (0.2)%

How does Selby compare against nearby areas ?

Selby ranks 20th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Selby is compared against

Crime rates in Selby wards

There are 13 wards within Selby. Selby East, Selby West, Tadcaster has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 13 wards from high crime rate to low.