Vagrancy Act charges
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/010178/S
Version Date: 22/07/2026
For the period 1st Jan 2025 - 30th Jun 2026, how many people have been charged under the Vagrancy Act 1824. Please provide a breakdown by month and by section of the Vagrancy Act 1824. If this is too costly, please just provide a breakdown by month.
The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Searches were completed within Niche Custody from 1st January 2025 to 30th June 2026 for the following offences:
- 182/0 - Begging And Wandering Abroad
- 182/0 - Begging In a Public Place
- 182/0 - Begging In a Public Place - Second or Subsequent Occasion
- 182/0 - Persistently Beg in a Public Place (Second or Subsequent Offence) -Vagrancy Act 1824
- 185/1 - Vagrant - Being Found in or Upon Enclosed Premises
- 188/5 - Gather / Collect Alms / Charitable Donations by False Pretence / Fraud
The data was filtered to only show outcomes of Charge and Remand, Postal Charge and Charge and Bailed.
Please note that we do not record crimes by their sections of Acts, therefore, the offence descriptions have been provided below and that the following data excludes restricted crimes.
Data
|
Year / Month |
Begging in a public place |
Vagrant - being found in or upon enclosed premises |
Total Number of People |
|
2026-Jun |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2026-Mar |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2025-Feb |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2025-Nov |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2025-Apr |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
3 |
3 |
6 |