Crime Rate in Malton, ward

Malton has the 21st highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 3304th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 168th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Malton in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Malton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Malton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Carpenters Yard, with 83 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chapel Lane (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.