Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 35.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

Malden Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Green Lane & St James , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malden Road (KT3 6AA) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malden Road (KT3 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Walton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Apr 2026Public order Balgowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balgowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balgowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balgowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balgowan Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caro Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caro Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caro Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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