Crime Rates at Knightwood Crescent, New Malden, KT3 5JW

Knightwood Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Green Lane & St James , and the 204th highest 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 Knightwood Crescent (KT3 5JW) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Green Lane & St James average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightwood Crescent (KT3 5JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knightwood Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canford Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.