Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hurdle Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Malton , and the 461st 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 Hurdle Close (YO17 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hurdle Close (YO17 9JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winston Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Field View (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Ridings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Court | Awaiting court outcome |
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