Total Crime Rate
104.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malden Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malden Way (KT3 6HF) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 207.0% higher than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malden Way (KT3 6HF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rookwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blakes Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barnes End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Consfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Errol Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cavendish Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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