Total Crime Rate
156.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Malton , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Commercial Street (YO17 9HX) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Street (YO17 9HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wold Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Malton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Street | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Crescent | Under investigation |
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