Crime Rate in Old Malden, ward

Old Malden has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Kingston upon Thames district and the 914th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 5th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Malden in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Kingston upon Thames district average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Malden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Malden ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.