Total Crime Rate

258.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Other theft 44.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 24th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Close (SW19 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 258.7 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% higher than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Close (SW19 2HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eliza Mews (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Marlborough Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Myrna Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Waterfall Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliza Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Eliza Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eliza Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrna Close
Sep 2025Burglary Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfall Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Myrna Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrna Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close

Data Sources

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