Crime Rates at Hanover Square, Leeds, LS3 1AW

Hanover Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 129th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

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 Square (LS3 1AW) in the last 12 months was 371.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher than the Little London & Woodhouse average (243.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Square (LS3 1AW), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Mount. Police recorded 420 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.