Total Crime Rate

812.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 812.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 626.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.2 9/10
  • Public order 35.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 25.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 30th 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 Dorset Road (SW8 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 812.2 per 1,000 residents and was 524.7% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 267 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 299.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 321 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchold Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Stephen'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bolney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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