Crime Rates at South Lane West, New Malden, KT3 5AQ

South Lane West area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 55th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Lane West (KT3 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher than the Coombe Vale average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Lane West (KT3 5AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunbar Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stratford Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.