Postcode · Malton
Crime in YO17 7LU
How much crime is recorded in YO17 7LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Malton & Norton North
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,248 (2024)
How safe is YO17 7LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO17 7LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
YO17 7LUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Shoplifting11.88.4
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.