Total Crime Rate
168.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Montagu Street area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Montagu Street (W1H 2PD) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Burglary with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 174.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Montagu Street (W1H 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porter Street, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wythburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melcombe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Melcombe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Melcombe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melcombe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montagu Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dorset Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | David Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great Central Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melcombe Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shillibeer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Enford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wyndham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Siddons Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spring Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
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