Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cotherstone Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 298th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotherstone Road (SW2 3NF) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotherstone Road (SW2 3NF), the main crime hotspot is near Staplefield Close. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotherstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Deepdene Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vibart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vibart Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tulse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairview Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brixton Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brixton Hill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brixton Hill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brixton Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brixton Hill Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Roupell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brixton Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pakefield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmewood Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Holmewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pakefield Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Pakefield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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