Crime Rates at New Close, London, SW19 2SZ

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 2SZ) 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 2SZ), 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.