Total Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malden Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cheam , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 572 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 8EP) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Cheam average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malden Road (SM3 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Senhouse Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sutton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malden Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Senhouse Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Senhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Senhouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenley Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenley Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Priory Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hemingford Road | Local resolution |
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