Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 103.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cotherstone Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 396th highest crime rate of 793 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 Cotherstone Road (SW2 3NF) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotherstone Road (SW2 3NF), the main crime hotspot is near Staplefield Close. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 48 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Redlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roupell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Brixton Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brixton Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodmill Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roupell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roupell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maplestead Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Maplestead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maplestead Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation

Data Sources

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