Crime Rates at Dorset Road, London, SW8 1EL

Dorset Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 371st highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1EL) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower 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 14 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 Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampson Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.