Total Crime Rate
120.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sheephouse Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Green Lane & St James , and the 77th 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 Sheephouse Way (KT3 5PS) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% higher than the Green Lane & St James average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheephouse Way (KT3 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Old Malden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Drive North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Percy Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Van Dyck Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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