Crime Rates at Dorset Road, London, SW8 1EL

Dorset Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 768 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 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Oval average (130.0 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% 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 321 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampson Way (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.