Busking and Street Entertainment Complaint Data This list details all complaints received by Westminster City Council regarding busking and street entertainment between December 2017 and December 2019. All personal or identifying information has been redacted. Refval Address Trading Name Service Request Received Date Time Description Location: Near The Disney Store. Notes: Amplified guitar music and singing. It happens regularly and it has been going on for while now. Nuisances like 19/49553/ENBU45 Stratford Place London W1C Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 13:06 this happen a lot and it affects me because I am in offices. Please stop it. Location: Test 19/49621/ENBU45 Victoria Street London SW1E Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 22:21 Notes: Loud 19/49624/ENBU45 Victoria Street London SW1E Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 22:34 Notes: bad 19/49482/ENBU45 Flat Villiers Street London WC2N Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 01:44 Notes: Has complained about this man three times to night and noise is still Location: Busker - Old BT Exchange Lisle Street - Noise Complaint Notes: Previous case - 19/49586/ENBU45 Leicester Square London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 16:41 Location: North Terrace of Leicester Square 19/49590/ENBU45 Leicester Square London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 17:12 Notes: Loud busking to the point that it is affecting meetings on the. fourth floor of the offices Location: North Terrace, Leicester Square 19/49595/ENBU45 Leicester Square London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 17:44 Notes: 5.40pm. Even louder than the previous busker at 5pm Location: North of Leicester square 19/49597/ENBU45 Leicester Square London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 17:47 Notes: The noise is disturbing our guests of the hotel who are trying to sleep Location: oxford street opposite debenhams 19/49562/ENBU45 Oxford Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 14:00 Notes: 20mins, Amp and micophone, same song over and over Location: On Oxford Street outside the Debenhams store Notes: I raised this issue around ten days ago, reference . 19/49622/ENBU45 Floor Woodstock Street London W1C Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 22:22 A busker plays loud concertina music with an amplifier well into the night. No action seem to have been taken. Location: Corner of VUE cinema / Hippodrome Casino 19/49600/ENBU45 The Cranbourn Street London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 18:38 Notes: Street artist performing with football ball and using amplified music Location: In front of Hippodrome Casino Heliot entrance / CR shop entrance 19/49601/ENBU45 The Cranbourn Street London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 18:41 Notes: male performing karaoke and singing / dancing Location: Busker doing football tricks opposite Crystal Rooms Side Entrance. Attempting to gather a crowd. 19/49609/ENBU45 The Cranbourn Street London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 20:53 Notes: Opposite Crystal Rooms Side Entrance. Football busker attempting to draw a crowd. Location: VICTORIA STREET 19/49619/ENBU45 Victoria Street Service Road London Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 22:04 Notes: city hall test test test Location: Embankment station 19/49606/ENBU45 Villiers Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 17/12/2019 20:08 Notes: Very loud amplified guitarist Location: Outside Burger King Leicester square 19/49372/ENBU45 Leicester Square London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 12:44 Notes: From at least 12 noon to 12.45 on 16/12/19 - noise is ongoing Location: The noise is on Oxford Street between Oxford Circus underground and John Lewis 19/49404/ENBU45 Oxford Street London W1C Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 14:29 Notes: The noise is been going on for about two hours now and is the same song repeated for those two hours Location: Opposite Regent's Hall (Salvation Army) on Oxford Street. Notes: There is a street performer with a puppet pretending to play the violin. He plays the same song on an amplifier 19/49415/ENBU45 Oxford Street London W1C Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 15:32 for hours all afternoon. The song is Hallelujiah. I work him. It is relentless Location: NE corner of Leicester square 19/49374/ENBU45 Leicester Square London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 12:51 Notes: It is extremely loud and causes an obstruction to pedestrians Location: Number 19/49433/ENBU45 Oxford Street London W1C Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 16:45 Outside Location: Outside of Harrods 19/49447/ENBU45 Brompton Road London Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 20:03 Notes: Caller has reported a issue with drumming from a busker at the named location , the caller requires a call back Location: the busker on the NE corner of Leicester square is very loud 19/49394/ENBU45 Leicester Court London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 13:40 Notes: All day everyday Location: Outside of the BT EXCHANGE building. 19/49412/ENBU45 Lisle Street London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 15:22 Notes: Multiple occasions this has been reported - why cant you confiscate the audio equipment Location: Infront of de beers , 50 old Bond street 19/49393/ENBU45 Old Bond Street London W1S Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 13:38 Notes: The busker been playing loud music everyday here at the corner Location: Busker playing Hallelujah on repeat - all day. 19/49408/ENBU45 Oxford Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 15:08 Notes: In front of Clarks, near Oxford Circus. Location: Busker still playing one song all day 19/49417/ENBU45 Oxford Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 15:40 Notes: As before, outside Clarks near Oxford Circus Location: North West Corner of Leicester Square 19/49396/ENBU45 Wardour Street London W1D Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 13:45 Notes: Beatboxer in north west corner of Liecester Square - very loud and very repetitive noise Location: North west corner of Leicester Square - beat box busk - very noisy and very repetitive - again 19/49425/ENBU45 Wardour Street London W1D Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 16:16 Notes: Busker has been making the same noise on and off all afternoon Location: Corner of Leicester Square 19/49373/ENBU45 The Cranbourn Street London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 12:44 Notes: very loud busker, disturbing us in offices 60m away Location: Outside the Cranbourn Entrance to the Casino, the Magic Mike entrance 19/49376/ENBU45 The Cranbourn Street London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 12:54 Notes: Noisy guy with streeet cone Location: Near Leicester place 19/49377/ENBU45 Leicester Place London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 12:54 Notes: Very loud singing Location: Outside Embankment Gardens 19/49359/ENBU45 Villiers Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 11:31 Notes: Loud saxophone player Location: O/S Charring Cross Stn / VIlliers Street 19/49371/ENBU45 Villiers Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 12:43 Notes: Violin player, very nice but disrupting the office nearby. Location: Outside Embankment Station 19/49454/ENBU45 Villiers Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 16/12/2019 21:11 Notes: Amplified violinist who has previously been served a notice: Location: Infront of de beers Jewerly boutique , old Bond Street 19/49226/ENBU45 Old Bond Street London W1S Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 15:01 Notes: Using electric amplifier , size of a suitcase . He has been playing the music for more than two hours , constantly . Location: Outside of Horse and Dolphin Yard. 19/49133/ENBU45 Macclesfield Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 00:48 Notes: There is a busker on Macclesfield Street that has been playing music for an hour. 19/49199/ENBU45 Northumberland Avenue London Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 14:07 Notes: Caller has reported a noise issue regarding drummers at the named location , the caller requires a call back 19/49164/ENBU45 Oxford Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 10:40 Notes: Caller has reported an amplified drummer at the named location , the caller requires a call back 19/49166/ENBU45 Oxford Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 10:44 Notes: Loud Drums being played. Outside French Connection. Location: Outside Crystal Room 19/49276/ENBU45 The Cranbourn Street London WC2H Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 20:27 Notes: male is using an amplifier gathering crowds Location: Inside Embankment Gardens 19/49239/ENBU45 Villiers Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 15:21 Notes: Extremely loud group of drummers Location: Outside Embankment Station Notes: Buskers were asked to stop 20 mins ago by noise team and have returned: 19/49263/ENBU45 Villiers Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 16:03 Loud group of drummers Location: Outside Embankment Station Notes: Flutist has been here over one hour playing the same tune. Was here for four hours yesterday. Has been asked 19/49283/ENBU45 Villiers Street London Not Recorded Busker complaint 15/12/2019 21:19 to move on many tomes Location: in Piccadilly Circus 19/49041/ENBU45 Jermyn Street London SW1Y Not Recorded Busker complaint 14/12/2019 13:54 Notes: A busker, loud beat boxing making it hard to hear our customers Notes: Busker on the corner of residential street, loud drums. noise officer has already moved him on once today but 19/49040/ENBU45 4.03 Duke Street London W1K Not Recorded Busker complaint 14/12/2019 13:40 he has come back Location: There is a 'busker' with a microphone and speaker on the corner of Old Compton/Frith Street.