Total Crime Rate
116.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montagu 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 2LN) 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 areaβs 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 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 2LN), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryanston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndham Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Cumberland Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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