Total Crime Rate

264.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 264.4 10/10
  • Other theft 86.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 63.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montagu 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.

Crime Over Time in Montagu Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Portman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Connaught Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great Cumberland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Great Cumberland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Cumberland Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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