Coldingley inspection report 2026
Report for Coldingley Prison
Summary
HMP Coldingley is a category C adult male training and resettlement prison in Surrey. Opened in 1969, it is an aging facility that has undergone some additional development since then, although recent initiatives to update the prison had been disrupted. At the time we inspected, 505 men were in residence. At this inspection we report some deterioration in safety outcomes, our principal concern being the widespread use of illicit drugs. Mandatory drug testing rates were among the highest nationally for all prisons, the smell of cannabis was evident around the prison and 43% of prisoners reported that drugs were easily available. The scale of the problem had now been acknowledged by leaders and they had revised their strategy, although many specific operational responses were still in the early stages of implementation.