Total Crime Rate
269.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montagu 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Berkeley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montagu Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gloucester Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gloucester Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndham Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bickenhall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bickenhall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bickenhall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bickenhall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Portman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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