Total Crime Rate
83.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montagu Square area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
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 Montagu Square (W1H 1RE) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montagu Square (W1H 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bryanston Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wyndham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryanston Mews East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clenston Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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