Crime Rates at Dorset Road, London, SW8 1ET

Dorset Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 376th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1ET) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebbisham Drive, where police recorded 63 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.