UK crime map online

If you are looking to move to a new area but want to know how rife crime is, a new interactive national map now gives the public access to local statistics and details on neighbourhood policing.

Launched by Home Office Minister David Hanson and National Policing Improvement Agency Deputy Chief Executive Steve Mortimore, the map allows residents to view figures for all crime including burglary, robbery, violence, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour.

The website was created by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and police forces across England and Wales, on behalf of the Home Office.

To view the map, visit: http://maps.police.uk/