Total Crime Rate
264.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montagu Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 238th 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 Street (W1H 7EX) in the last 12 months was 264.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montagu Street (W1H 7EX), 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 | Other theft | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Connaught Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Connaught Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stourcliffe Street | 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stourcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Cumberland Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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