Le Plateau-Mont-Royal: safety, housing and rents

Crime and safety

Over the most recent full year of data, police services located 1,943 criminal acts in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, compared with 2,013 in the preceding equivalent period, a change of -3.5%. The trend is best described as stable.

Measured against the housing stock, the borough records 29.2 criminal acts relative to the number of dwellings, against 23.6 for all boroughs combined. That places Le Plateau-Mont-Royal at rank 18 among boroughs when they are ordered from the lowest rate upward, and the borough is therefore above the city average.

The most frequent category is break-ins, which represents 29.6% of located acts. Break-ins alone total 575, a rate of 8.6 relative to the number of dwellings versus 5.8 city-wide, a level above the city average with a year-over-year trend that is stable. One caveat applies across the city: 15.2% of published criminal acts carry no location, so borough totals understate the true count.

The housing stock

The assessment roll counts 66,608 dwellings in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal. Condominium units make up 20.0% of them, so the majority of the stock is rental or owner-occupied housing in other tenure forms.

The buildings are old by Montréal standards: the median construction year is 1926, and 65.6% of dwellings sit in buildings put up before the post-war era. Buyers should expect the maintenance profile typical of older construction, and inspections take on added importance.

Rents in regional context

The rent figures below come from the annual survey for the Montréal census metropolitan area as a whole. They are regional averages, not measurements for Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, and rents in any single borough may sit well above or below them.

For the 2025 survey year, the metropolitan averages were $1,005 for a bachelor unit, $1,131 for the smallest one-bedroom apartments, $1,346 for mid-sized units and $1,625 for the largest family apartments. Use them as a benchmark when reading local listings, not as a price expectation for this borough.

Practical notes for newcomers

Because break-ins are above the city average and make up 29.6% of located acts here, it is worth checking door and window hardware, lighting and ground-floor access before you move in, particularly in the older buildings that make up 65.6% of the stock. Renters and owners alike may want to confirm what their home insurance covers for theft and for the contents of storage areas.

If you are buying, a mortgage pre-approval clarifies your budget before you start visiting, and condominium buyers should review the syndicate's records and contingency fund given that condominiums represent 20.0% of dwellings. For older properties, budgeting for inspection and eventual repairs is prudent when the median construction year is 1926.

Finally, read the crime figures in context: the borough sits at rank 18 among boroughs ordered from the lowest rate upward, with a trend described as stable, and conditions vary considerably from one street to the next.