Total Crime Rate

168.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.2 9/10
  • Burglary 46.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Upper Montagu Street area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 279th 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 Upper Montagu Street (W1H 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 174.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Montagu Street (W1H 1SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Upper Montagu Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/201)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivor Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Huntsworth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Huntsworth Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dorset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Street —
Sep 2025Public order Montagu Mews South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wyndham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ivor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Huntsworth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boston Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 201

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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