Crime Rate in Old Malden, ward

Old Malden has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Kingston upon Thames district and the 497th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 4th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Malden in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Kingston upon Thames district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Malden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Malden ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.