Crime Rate in Chessington South & Malden Rushett, ward

Chessington South & Malden Rushett has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Kingston upon Thames district and the 3038th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 64th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chessington South & Malden Rushett in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the Kingston upon Thames district average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chessington South & Malden Rushett’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 48.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 215 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chessington South & Malden Rushett ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.