Postcode · New Malden
Crime in KT3 4LY
How much crime is recorded in KT3 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Barnes
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,712 (2024)
KT3 4LYNew Malden
How safe is KT3 4LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT3 4LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
KT3 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Shoplifting15.18.4
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.