Crime Rates at Gainsborough Road, New Malden, KT3 5NU

Gainsborough Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Green Lane & St James , and the 238th 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 Gainsborough Road (KT3 5NU) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Road (KT3 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Drive North, where police recorded 24 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.