Vauxhall — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
- https://x.com/LambethMPS
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
313 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (237): ▲ 76 (32%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Theft from the person97 · 31%
- Violence and sexual offences63 · 20%
- Other theft38 · 12%
- Robbery33 · 11%
- Anti-social behaviour29 · 9%
- Shoplifting15 · 5%
- Bicycle theft12 · 4%
- Drugs9 · 3%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
302 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified211 · 70%
- Unable to prosecute suspect69 · 23%
- Awaiting court outcome15 · 5%
- Local resolution5 · 2%
- Offender given a caution1 · 0%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 0%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Violence Violence related crime around the Transport Hub/Night time economy locations and open spaced areas.
Team to conduct patrols at busy periods for the transport hub. High visibility patrols to be conducted during hours of night time economy, utilising policing powers such as community protection warnings for those individuals that are contributing to the overall anti-social behaviour and violence issues.
Set: 2026-06-18
Theft/Robbery Theft from the person and Robbery based crimes around ALBERT EMBANKMENT, Transport HUB and open spaced areas.
High visibility patrols to be conducted using stop and search and dispersal orders where appropriate. Operations to be conducted in the local area surrounding the issues of robbery and theft snatch.
Set: 2026-06-18
Drugs Drug related crime and ASB in the full Vauxhall ward boundary
Intelligence lead patrols to be conducted by the team, targeting known drug dealing/use hot spots within the ward, utilising community protection warnings or notices where appropriate. Officers to work closely with retail venues to tackle low level crime being committed to fund drug habits.
Set: 2026-06-18
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.