Total Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highdown area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Motspur Park & Old Malden East , and the 39th 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 Highdown (KT4 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Highdown (KT4 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near St Helens Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hollands | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Manor Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Manor Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lady Hay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullbrooks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forest Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullbrooks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullbrooks Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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