Total Crime Rate

156.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plum 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 Plum Street (YO17 9JA) 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 Plum Street (YO17 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Wold Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plum Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winston Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winston Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Winston Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Bank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plum Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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