Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malden Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cheam , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
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 (SM3 8EN) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Cheam average (48.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malden Road (SM3 8EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malden Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatsworth Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carmel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | D'Arcy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wordsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newbolt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newbolt Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malden Road | Under investigation |
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