Crime Rates at Linden Grove, New Malden, KT3 3BW

Linden Grove area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

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 Linden Grove (KT3 3BW) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Coombe Vale average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Grove (KT3 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Place, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.