Total Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 470 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 Orchard Avenue (KT3 4JU) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Coombe Vale average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Avenue (KT3 4JU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In New Malden Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cambridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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