Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 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 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 38.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montagu Square area has the 45th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 259th highest crime rate of 587 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 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Square (W1H 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durweston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyndham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wyndham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Mews East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Mews East Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Durweston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Durweston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durweston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portman Towers Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wyndham Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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