A website showing the levels of crime and antisocial behaviour on the country’s streets has been launched at www.police.uk.
By typing in a postcode, people can immediately see what crime and antisocial behaviour has happened in their area.
A look at the City of London’s streets highlights the Square Mile’s low crime rate, as well as giving details about neighbourhood policing teams, Community Partnership meetings and the latest police news.
The website launched on 1 February, and received more than 18 million hits an hour on its first day.
The online map will allow residents across England and Wales to view crime in their area at the touch of a button, including statistics for burglary, robbery, violence, vehicle crime, other crime and anti-social behaviour.
Publication of the new information forms a key part of the drive to make policing more accountable to the public. The new site was developed by the National Policing Improvement Agency on behalf of the Home Office and involved close collaboration between all 43 police forces in England and Wales.
To see the new website, go to www.police.uk
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