Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 51.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Maltongate area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Malton , and the 793rd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Malton average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% 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 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Maltongate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carpenters Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton Bus Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carpenters Yard β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carpenters Yard β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carpenters Yard β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carpenters Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Hill β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandlers Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandlers Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Malton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Malton Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Malton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Malton Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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