Crime Rates at Hanover Square, London, W1S 1HQ

Hanover Square area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

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 (W1S 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 14871.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1756.5% higher than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,481 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 250.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -32.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 1688.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Square (W1S 1HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Prince'S Street (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.