Crime Rates at Old Maltongate, Malton, YO17 7EG

Old Maltongate area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Malton , and the 531st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Maltongate (YO17 7EG) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher than the Malton average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Maltongate (YO17 7EG), 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.