Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Burglary 31.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montagu Place area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montagu Place (W1H 2EW) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Place (W1H 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/149)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Salisbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Porter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Salisbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft David Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Berkeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wythburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clenston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft David Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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