Total Crime Rate

145.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Coldharbour Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tillings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area 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 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tillings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bessemer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bessemer Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bessemer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bessemer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bessemer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bessemer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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