Old Malden vs Preston

Old Malden has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,861 crimes in the last 12 months. Preston has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 5,375 crimes. Preston scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Old Malden shows a year-on-year crime trend of +18.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Preston shows +5.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Old Malden, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (562 incidents). In Preston, it is Violent Crime (1,478 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Old Malden recorded 395 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Preston recorded 1,042. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Old Malden totalled 562 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,478 in Preston. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Old Malden recorded 1,572 crimes (now 1,861, a change of +18.4%). Preston recorded 5,109 crimes previously (now 5,375, +5.2%).

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. Old Malden has a resolution rate of 21.3% and Preston has 32.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Old Malden falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Preston 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 Old Malden and Preston. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.