Total Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ropery Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Malton , and the 357th 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 Ropery Walk (YO17 7JS) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ropery Walk (YO17 7JS), 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.
View Crime In Malton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carpenters Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carpenters Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Carpenters Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Carpenters Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Carpenters Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenters Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wentworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wheelgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peasey Hills Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peasey Hills Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheelgate | — |
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