Total Crime Rate
393.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coal Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 74th highest crime rate of 793 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 Coal Lane (SW9 8FZ) in the last 12 months was 393.6 per 1,000 residents and was 332.4% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coal Lane (SW9 8FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 406 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vining Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vining Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vining Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fyfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fyfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fyfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vining Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Atlantic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Atlantic Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Atlantic Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Atlantic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Atlantic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlantic Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlantic Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vining Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vining Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vining Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Canterbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vining Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vining Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vining Street | Under investigation |
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