Total Crime Rate
591.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montagu Mews South area has the 17th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 107th highest crime rate of 604 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 Mews South (W1H 7ER) in the last 12 months was 591.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -64.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montagu Mews South (W1H 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 747 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Marble Arch | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Connaught Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stourcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Berkeley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stourcliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stourcliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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