Crime Rates at Hanover Square, Leeds, LS3 1BE

Hanover Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 113th 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 1BE) in the last 12 months was 400.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Little London & Woodhouse average (246.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Square (LS3 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Mount. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.