Total Crime Rate

232.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Steps area has the 50th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 264th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Steps (W2 2YG) in the last 12 months was 232.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Steps (W2 2YG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Steps area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clenston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clenston Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clenston Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Clenston Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portsea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portsea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portsea Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cato Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Archery Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Connaught Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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