Crime Rates at Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8RZ

Coldharbour Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 50th 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 Coldharbour Lane (SW9 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 521.7 per 1,000 residents and was 302.0% higher than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 163.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coldharbour Lane (SW9 8RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geoffrey Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.