Total Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knightwood Crescent area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Motspur Park & Old Malden East , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knightwood Crescent (KT3 5JS) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Motspur Park & Old Malden East average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightwood Crescent (KT3 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Knightwood Crescent. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knightwood Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Malden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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