Total Crime Rate

409.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 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 409.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 241.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Coal Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 71st 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 Coal Lane (SW9 8FZ) in the last 12 months was 409.7 per 1,000 residents and was 356.0% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coal Lane (SW9 8FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coal Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Angell Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valentia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atlantic Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Valentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valentia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentia Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentia Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentia Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentia Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Atlantic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brixton Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Under investigation
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Data Sources

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