Total Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Amberwood Rise area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Motspur Park & Old Malden East , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 475 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 Amberwood Rise (KT3 5JF) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Motspur Park & Old Malden East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amberwood Rise (KT3 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Newhouse Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Motspur Park & Old Malden East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Field Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightwood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingswood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amberwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Field Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightwood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newhouse Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightwood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightwood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramshaw Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhouse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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