Total Crime Rate

185.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 185.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • 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

Coldharbour Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 177th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coldharbour Lane (SE5 9NR) in the last 12 months was 185.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% higher than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldharbour Lane (SE5 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 206 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Coldharbour Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Camberwell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bavent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lowth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lowth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bavent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bavent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tillings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tillings Close
Sep 2025Burglary Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tillings Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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