About CrimeRadar
The UK's most detailed, most transparent crime analytics platform, built for people who need real answers.
What is CrimeRadar?
CrimeRadar is a free, independent crime analytics platform for the United Kingdom. We take raw data from the official UK Police API and transform it into clear, accessible statistics that anyone can use — whether you're buying a house, renting a flat, or simply curious about your neighbourhood.
Our goal is straightforward: crime data should be easy to find, easy to understand, and always free.
Why we built it
The UK government publishes rich, detailed crime data through data.police.uk. But the existing tools that surface this data are outdated, hard to navigate, and poorly designed for mobile — the device most people use when researching an area they're about to visit or move to.
CrimeRadar fixes this. We built a platform with modern UX, genuine SEO structure, and analytics-first thinking so that the 56 million people covered by our data can actually use it.
Data source & accuracy
All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office. This is the authoritative, official source of crime statistics for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
| Region | Coverage | Forces |
|---|---|---|
| England | ✅ Full coverage | 42 forces |
| Wales | ✅ Full coverage | 4 forces |
| Northern Ireland | ✅ Covered | PSNI |
| Scotland | ❌ Not available | Police Scotland (separate system) |
Data is updated monthly, within days of the official police data release. We store 36 months of history per neighbourhood so you can see trends, not just snapshots.
The data we display
For each neighbourhood, CrimeRadar calculates and displays:
- Total crimes per category (last 36 months)
- Month-by-month trend for the past 36 months
- Safety score (0–100) based on crime frequency and trends
- Top 10 crime hotspot locations (street level)
- Outcome rates (% of crimes leading to action)
- Stop & search data (where available)
We are an independent service and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any UK police force or government body.
Legal & licensing
All underlying crime data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0, which permits free commercial use with attribution. Our required attribution appears in the footer of every page.
CrimeRadar is not affiliated with any police force or government authority. Our safety scores and analysis represent our own interpretation of the data and should not be treated as official assessments.