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Check the latest street-level crimes reported to the police for any area in England and Wales, drawn directly from the official Police.uk open API.
Updated: monthly via Police.uk · Last checked by Maplify: August 2026
This layer plots the latest month of street-level crime reports from Police.uk as pins on the Maplify map, giving an instant visual picture of where crime is concentrated in any town, city or neighbourhood. Each pin shows its crime category, street name, the month the crime was recorded, and any outcome status the police have since attached.
Police.uk publishes crime records under the Open Government Licence covering the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales; coverage of Scotland and Northern Ireland is published separately and is not part of this layer.
Crime locations on Police.uk are deliberately anonymised to the nearest snapped street segment to protect the privacy of victims and witnesses — a pin marks the street, not the exact building. The layer is ideal for screening a neighbourhood at street level rather than confirming an individual incident.
For property buyers, tenants and investors, a quick street-level crime scan during due diligence is an essential complement to planning and flood checks — it shapes both the liveability and the longer-term letting and resale appeal of a property. Retail and hospitality operators use it to evaluate the safety profile of a proposed branch or unit before signing a lease.
For community groups, neighbourhood planners and local authorities, the layer offers a clear, recent picture of crime hotspots — useful for evidence-gathering, public consultation material and Community Safety Partnership work. Insurance underwriters and conveyancers also use it as an early indicator of crime exposure on a property or postcode.
Because the data is published openly and refreshed every month, the picture matches what the public can see on police.uk itself — Maplify surfaces it alongside planning constraints, flood risk and environmental designations so decisions draw on the complete picture in one place.
Anti-social behaviour
Personal, environmental and nuisance anti-social behaviour incidents reported to or discovered by the police.
Burglary
Burglary of residential and commercial premises, including domestic and non-domestic incidents.
Vehicle crime
Theft of and from vehicles, including bicycles and mopeds, plus vehicle interference and tampering.
Violent & sexual offences
Violence against the person and sexual offences, recorded under the relevant Home Office categories.
Criminal damage & arson
Damage to property, vehicles and the environment, including deliberate fire-setting.
Drugs
Possession, supply and trafficking of controlled drugs recorded by police forces.
High street-level crime is rarely a direct planning constraint, but it has material weight in development appraisals, retail-site selection and investment decisions — high crime areas are commonly associated with stronger tenant turnover, alternative unit mix preferences and adjusted security, insurance and management costs.
For mixed-use and town-centre schemes, screening a site against this layer gives a quick read on whether a proposal should allocate additional design attention to active frontages, natural surveillance, secure parking and secure by design principles. In regeneration contexts, a falling crime trend over successive months can substitute for headline marketing claims about improving desirability.
Where a neighbourhood shows repeating, concentrated crime against vehicles or shops, planners and retailers should consider securing planning conditions or operational mitigations — CCTV, layout changes, accessing controls — rather than relying on the data layer alone.
Search the area on Maplify and enable the Street Level Crime layer to see the latest month of police.uk pins.
Layer in Police Force Areas, Conservation Areas, Article 4 Directions and demographics for fuller context.
Filter mentally by crime category — anti-social behaviour, vehicle crime and burglary point to different mitigations.
Cross-reference with the planning constraints map to confirm whether a regeneration or community safety proposal is feasible.
For due-diligence purposes, also pull the same area directly from police.uk so the snapshot is repeatable and citable.
This is general guidance, not professional or legal advice — confirm specifics with the relevant authority or a qualified professional.
Property Buyers
Screen street-level crime before offering on a property or letting a rental.
Retail & Hospitality Operators
Compare the safety profile of candidate branch or unit locations before signing a lease.
Investors & Developers
Factor crime exposure into appraisal, tenant turnover projections and design costs.
Insurance Underwriters
Build an early view of crime exposure at a property, street or neighbourhood level.
Community Groups
Gather evidence for neighbourhood planning, public consultation and Community Safety Partnership work.
Street crime sits within the wider community and demographics picture.
Where does the crime data come from?
Every pin on this layer is a record from Police.uk, the official open-data service of the 43 police forces in England and Wales, published monthly under the Open Government Licence.
What types of crime are shown?
The layer uses the all-crime endpoint, which covers anti-social behaviour, bicycle theft, burglary, criminal damage and arson, drugs, other theft, possession of weapons, public order offences, robbery, shoplifting, theft from the person, vehicle crime, violent and sexual offences, and "other crime".
How current is the data?
Police.uk publishes crime records roughly two months in arrears while forces validate their data, so the layer always shows the most recent complete month available rather than the current calendar month.
Are the locations exact?
No — Police.uk anonymises every location to the nearest snapped street segment, so a pin marks the street rather than the exact building. This protects the privacy of victims and witnesses while still giving an accurate street-level picture.
Does Maplify cover Scotland and Northern Ireland?
No. Police.uk only covers police forces in England and Wales. Crime data for Scotland is published separately by Police Scotland and is not part of this layer; Northern Ireland data is published by the PSNI.
What is the "outcome" field on each pin?
If the crime has been assigned an outcome — for instance 'Suspect charged', 'Under investigation', 'No suspect identified' or 'Court result unavailable' — Maplify shows the most recent outcome status update alongside the crime record.
Pin every latest Police.uk street-level crime record for any area alongside planning constraints, flood risk and demographics.
| Provider | Police.uk / Home Office |
| Geometry type | Point (anonymised snapped street segment) |
| Coverage | England and Wales |
| Update schedule | Monthly via Police.uk, typically ~2 months in arrears |
| Reference date | August 2026 |
| Licence | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
