Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Montagu 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 2LF) 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 2LF), the main crime hotspot is near Bryanston Street. Police recorded 220 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Montagu Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/213)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clenston Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bryanston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bryanston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bryanston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryanston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryanston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bryanston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Berkeley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street —
Sep 2025Public order Montagu Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Montagu Mews North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clay Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 213

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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