Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Close (SW19 2SY) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Close (SW19 2SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxonbury Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park View Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in New Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phipp'S Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thornville Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxonbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Saxonbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxonbury Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park View Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phipp'S Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslemere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Homefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Homefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslemere Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park View Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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