Crime Rates at Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8QH

Coldharbour 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 Coldharbour Lane (SW9 8QH) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Coldharbour Lane (SW9 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vining Street, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brixton (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.