Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dorset Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1AB) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hampson Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bolney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Morat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morat Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampson Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paragon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kibworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Island Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carroun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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