Total Crime Rate
258.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlborough 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Myrna Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterfall Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eliza Mews | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eliza Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eliza Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrna Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfall Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walpole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Myrna Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrna Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Acre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | — |
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