Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near Vincent Square, Westminster within 500m.
Incidents
252
Trend
stable
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: July 2026.
Area Profile
Museum-heavy, well connected, and generally calmer late at night than major nightlife districts.
Local Policing
This point falls in the Vincent Square neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- Drug related violence amongst homeless community - Centred on Cathederal Piazza and environs. Aim is to reduce drug related crime. Officers will target the areas during their regular patrols, Stop and search individuals where applicable. The above is the main area of complaint for the ward and significantly impacts community confidence Actions from Police and community parties are ongoing under Operation Lerici
- Homeless Related ASB. Targeting ASB committed by homeless community across Vincent Square Ward. Police to use Community Protection Notices and other legislation in partnership with Westminster Council.
- Retail offences (theft from shop and assault on retail staff). The majority of offences are committed along Victoria Street and often by the homeless community stealing items such as food or other items which can be sold for profit.
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Pimlico
451m away · Victoria
St. James's Park
737m away · Circle, District
Victoria
855m away · Circle, District, Victoria
London Victoria
906m away · Gatwick Express, Southeastern, Southern
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How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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