Total Crime Rate
145.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coldharbour Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 328th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
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 9PT) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coldharbour Lane (SE5 9PT), 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.
View Crime In Camberwell Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tillings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tillings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tillings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coldharbour Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tillings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tillings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbord Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessemer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coldharbour Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bessemer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bessemer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bessemer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bessemer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bessemer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bessemer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessemer Road | Under investigation |
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