Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanover Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 350th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

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 Hanover Square (LS3 1BW) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Little London & Woodhouse average (243.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Square (LS3 1BW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Towers Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duncombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Towers Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Towers —
Apr 2026Robbery Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Claremont Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Claremont Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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