Total Crime Rate

438.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 438.6 10/10
  • Other theft 99.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Robbery 52.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Montagu Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 604 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 Upper Montagu Street (W1H 1SN) in the last 12 months was 438.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Montagu Street (W1H 1SN), 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 (30/192)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wyndham Street Under investigation
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 2025Robbery Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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