Total Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Malton , and the 616th lowest crime rate of 2,067 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 Meadow Drive (YO17 7PH) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Malton average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Drive (YO17 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (7 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 | Wentworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Michaelmas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Michaelmas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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