Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 25th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 587 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 2LU) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Square (W1H 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 687 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/206)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Gate —
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area 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 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Salisbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Salisbury Place 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 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Durweston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Montagu Mews North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wyndham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Cumberland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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