Crime Rates at Dorset Road, London, SW8 1AH

Dorset Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 230th 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 Dorset Road (SW8 1AH) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobbett Street, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lett Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.