Crime Rates at Royal Close, London, SW19 5RS

Royal Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Village , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Close (SW19 5RS) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Village average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Close (SW19 5RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thursley Gardens, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawkins Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.