Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheelgate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Malton , and the 179th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheelgate (YO17 0HP) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the Malton average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelgate (YO17 0HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carpenters Yard, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheelgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsemarket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlegate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheelgate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wheelgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carpenters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carpenters Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carpenters Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carpenters Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carpenters Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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