Total Crime Rate

192.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 192.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanover Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 44th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Street (WA1 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street (WA1 1LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arpley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arpley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Springfield Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilson Patten Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Legh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Museum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Museum Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arpley Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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