Total Crime Rate
269.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montagu Place area has the 40th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 234th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Montagu Place (W1H 2ET) in the last 12 months was 269.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 12 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montagu Place (W1H 2ET), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryanston Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Cumberland Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Gurney Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stourcliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crawford Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Quebec Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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