Postcode district · New Malden
Crime in KT3
How much crime is recorded in KT3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Population
- 52,452 (2024)
KT3Postcode district · New Malden
How safe is KT3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT3, 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
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
KT3National
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary7.99.1
Shoplifting4.28.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.