Postcode · New Malden
Crime in KT3 6LS
How much crime is recorded in KT3 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Barnes
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,722 (2024)
KT3 6LSNew Malden
How safe is KT3 6LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT3 6LS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order2.34.6
Theft from the person1.12.1
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.