Dalston vs Old Malden

Dalston has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 20,444 crimes in the last 12 months. Old Malden has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,861 crimes. Dalston scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dalston shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Old Malden shows +18.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dalston, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (4,545 incidents). In Old Malden, it is Violent Crime (562 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dalston recorded 4,345 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Old Malden recorded 395. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dalston totalled 4,545 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 562 in Old Malden. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dalston recorded 19,905 crimes (now 20,444, a change of +2.7%). Old Malden recorded 1,572 crimes previously (now 1,861, +18.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dalston has a resolution rate of 37.3% and Old Malden has 21.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dalston falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Old Malden is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dalston and Old Malden. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.