Total Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ancaster Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Motspur Park & Old Malden East , and the 44th 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 Ancaster Crescent (KT3 6BE) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ancaster Crescent (KT3 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chelsea Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bargate Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Motspur Park & Old Malden East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilmark Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hopton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hopton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenlaw Gardens | — |
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