Total Crime Rate

209.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 154th highest crime rate of 768 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 209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldharbour Lane (SE5 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 207 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coldharbour Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/151)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tillings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tillings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbord Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbord Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denmark Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Crespigny Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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