Crime Rates at Wood Street, Norton, Malton, YO17 9BA

Wood Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Malton , and the 739th 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 Wood Street (YO17 9BA) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (YO17 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winston Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wold Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.