Apologies for the interruption to the service the last few days, we’ve been fighting bot scrapers which have been overloading the server with more requests than it can handle – which made the site inaccessible. Fortunately, we have AI too – so this won’t be a problem anymore. We are also going through a major […]

We are slowly working our way back, rerunning each monthly update to include all the missing Police Service of Northern Ireland data from August 2023. Each monthly update takes a bit less than a day. So we’re currently up to January 2025. Should be finished in just over a week. Then pretty much all that […]

Our updates are running more quickly and smoother than ever. It takes us a couple of days, maximum. The trick with all software updates is to break it down into small components, make sure each one works correctly and then run it. This also allows you to pinpoint exactly where something goes wrong too.

I’ve been reluctant for a long time on the social media front, as I’ve been always loath to sensationalise crime data. We also have had quite a lot of media coverage without even trying over the years, some of which is listed here. But I have come belatedly to realise that social media is an […]

We have a much better system now and are updating much more quickly. Please note the following forces did not provide crime data for November 2024; North Yorkshire Police (missing November 2024 only) Greater Manchester Police (no data since June 2019) Police Service of Northern Ireland (no data since July 2023) Obviously the stand-out worst […]

So where are they across England and Wales? Well over the last 12 months (Oct-23 to Sept-24), they’re all in London, as measured by the number “Theft from the Person” crimes per hectare. You can do that with a login on our Neighbourhood report page. Rank Neighbourhood Policeforce Pop. Land Area (Hectares) Theft From Person […]

Running this website – with much more than crime, there is constant work in staying up to date. Take postcodes for example – every 3 months, there are new postcodes, retired postcodes and postcodes that seemingly come back to life. Here they are if you are interested. We’ve also just updated Road Accidents for Calendar […]

Shoplifting has been in the news a lot recently, mostly to do with the rising level and perceived Police inaction by shopkeepers. An interesting article here in the Times points to the problems with bigger shops – self-checkout stalls and fewer staff, has also made it easier for shoplifters. As the piece says, “A change […]