Total Crime Rate
54.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malden Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Motspur Park & Old Malden East , and the 205th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malden Road (KT4 7NU) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malden Road (KT4 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hollands, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Idmiston Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Malden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perry How | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Idmiston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perry How | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perry How | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perry How | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullbrooks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullbrooks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullbrooks Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Manor Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Manor Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forest Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hollands | — |
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