Total Crime Rate

269.2 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 269.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.6 7/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 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 Square (W1H 2LH) 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 Square (W1H 2LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porter Street, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Montagu Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Berkeley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montagu Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Gloucester Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gloucester Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Yard —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Vehicle crime Portman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Portman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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