Total Crime Rate

310.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 310.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 80.5 10/10
  • Other theft 69.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 51.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 34th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 199th 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 2LS) in the last 12 months was 310.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Square (W1H 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 627 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marble Arch (147 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wythburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Cumberland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Cumberland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Cumberland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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