Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Malton , and the 782nd lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (YO17 7DB) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Malton average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Highfield Road (YO17 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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