Crime Rates at Traps Lane, New Malden, KT3 4SQ

Traps Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Coombe Hill , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Traps Lane (KT3 4SQ) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Coombe Hill average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Traps Lane (KT3 4SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golf Club Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fitzgeorge Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.