Crime Rates at Dorset Road, London, SW8 1ET

Dorset Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Road (SW8 1ET) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% 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 69 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.