Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 38.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coldharbour Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coldharbour Lane (SE5 9QH) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower 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 Theft from the person with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldharbour Lane (SE5 9QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenbury Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coldharbour Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kemerton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Northway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kemerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldharbour Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Styles Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanless Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wanless Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rathgar Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elam Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alderton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tram Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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