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British Mugging hotspots in 2023 – a Central London problem

A very disturbing article in the Financial Times recently about top Indian businessmen getting mugged in London.  A message that was improbably passed on to the Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy when he was in New Delhi. Probably not what he thought he was going there to discuss. So I decided to do some research.  […]

What is a typical month of crime in February?

We have just updated for February 2023 and now we have 10 years of February Data using the same crime category, I thought it would be interesting to look at trends. Here is a graph that tells you everything. The vertical lines allow you to easily see where February is and you can see quite […]

Get Crime Rate in your area with UKCrimeStats

So what is your area? In the UK, when people say “my area,” they are generally referring to the geographical region or neighborhood where they live or work. This could include a specific town, city, or borough, or it could refer to a more localized area such as a particular street, housing estate, or commercial […]

Everything you need to know about Postcode District BD9

We can see when people are trying to find out about postcode districts and which ones. BD9 – a postcode district in Bradford is one such example. On UKCrimeStats, we can show you the map of the area, tell you the residential and daytime populations and of course, the crime numbers, road accident data, energy […]

Using crime rates for your area on UKCrimeStats

The safety of your community is paramount, and one way to gauge the level of safety in your area is by consulting a crime rating. Most people think of their area in terms of Postcode Districts or just postcodes – so you could start by obtaining a Postcode Crime Report for a postcode district like […]

Crime mapping in the UK

Here at UKCrimeStats, we’ve been doing crime mapping and working with heatmaps since 2011. UKCrimeStats subscribers find it useful to run heatmaps over their chosen area, their chosen time period and by all or any particular crime type. See video here for details. It’s important to understand though that the UK has a rich tradition […]

Crime Statistics in the UK: A Comprehensive Overview

As a society, it is important to stay informed about crime rates and trends in order to understand the state of our communities and work towards crime prevention. In this blog post, we will delve into the latest crime statistics in the UK and examine how they have changed over time. Perhaps the first point […]

How to check crime in my area using UKCrimeStats?

We have lots of options for you. If you have a postcode for your location in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, we recommend the following; 1) The Postcode Report This really is useful if you want a detailed oversight of your area including heatmaps and statistics across all crime types and an easy comparision with […]

A correlation between crime and road accidents?

I was just thinking about this because we have both crime and road accident datasets on UKCrimeStats and it would be a good study. It turns out quite a lot of work has been done on this before – like here in Japan. But no one has done it, as far as I’m aware, with […]