Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanover Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 161st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Hanover Road (B65 9EB) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Road (B65 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Dane Terrace. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Pineways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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