Selby Town
Middle areaThe south east of the North Yorkshire. 13,634 people in 7.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Selby Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Selby Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Selby Town at a rate of 160.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 767 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 531 |
| Other crime | 321 |
| Shoplifting | 247 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 143 |
| Drug offences | 56 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Selby Town compares
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Is Selby Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Selby Town at a rate of 160.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 206 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Selby Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (767), anti-social behaviour (531) and other crime (321).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Selby Town alone. See North Yorkshire
Selby Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Selby Town was £170,000 in 2025.
Selby Town had 13,298 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Selby Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Selby Town, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.