Total Crime Rate
31.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Malton , and the 833rd lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 Commercial Street (YO17 9EX) in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Malton average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Street (YO17 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winston Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dean Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Malton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1248 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | South Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winston Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winston Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mill Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Bank | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plum Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winston Court | Awaiting court outcome |
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