Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 116.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montagu Square area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 604 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 Square (W1H 2LL) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Square (W1H 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Montagu Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gloucester Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gloucester Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A4380 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shouldham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montagu Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Dorset Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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