Crime Rates at Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8RZ

Coldharbour Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 50th 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 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 547.3 per 1,000 residents and was 322.5% higher than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.5% 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 (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.