# data.police.uk API: Get crimes near a UK postcode or place > Gets crimes reported within one mile of a UK postcode or place in England, Wales or Northern Ireland for a month (latest published by default), with category totals, up to 100 sampled incidents, the previous month's total and the local police.uk crime-map link. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by data.police.uk. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/data.police.uk/get-crimes-near-postcode - Method: `data.police.uk/get_crimes_near_postcode`, version 1 - Website: data.police.uk - Returns: matched location, month, total crimes, category counts, previous month total, change, sampled crimes, area link, coordinates - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `month` | string | no | | Crime reporting month in YYYY-MM, such as 2026-06. Defaults to the latest published month. | | `location` | string | yes | `"SW1A 1AA"` | UK postcode or place, such as SW1A 1AA or Camden, London. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "location": "SW1A 1AA" } ``` Its output: ```json { "month": "2026-07", "crimes": [ { "street": "On or near Chapone Place", "category": "Anti-social behaviour", "crime_id": 136370872, "latest_outcome": null }, { "street": "On or near Palace Street", "category": "Anti-social behaviour", "crime_id": 136369360, "latest_outcome": null }, { "street": "On or near Ebury Bridge Road", "category": "Anti-social behaviour", "crime_id": 136360180, "latest_outcome": null } ], "latitude": 51.50101, "area_link": "https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/metropolitan-police-service/st-jamess/?tab=CrimeMap", "longitude": -0.141563, "total_crimes": 3483, "category_counts": [ { "count": 710, "category": "Other theft" }, { "count": 612, "category": "Violence and sexual offences" }, { "count": 598, "category": "Theft from the person" } ], "matched_location": "SW1A 1AA", "previous_month_total": 3256, "change_from_previous_month": 227 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"data.police.uk/get_crimes_near_postcode","input":{"location":"SW1A 1AA"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - How much crime was reported within a mile of M1 1AE last month? Break it down by category please. - Pull police.uk street crime figures around Headingley, Leeds for 2025-09, including how it compares to the month before. - I'm thinking of renting near CF10 1EP in Cardiff. What kinds of crimes happen around there, and are they going up or down? - Using data.police.uk, show me the burglary and vehicle crime counts near BT7 1NN for March 2025, plus some example incidents. - Get the latest monthly crime totals near Brixton, London, with the crime-map link for the area. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "location" ], "properties": { "month": { "type": "string", "examples": [ "2026-06" ], "maxLength": 7, "minLength": 7, "description": "Crime reporting month in YYYY-MM, such as 2026-06. Defaults to the latest published month." }, "location": { "type": "string", "minLength": 2, "description": "UK postcode or place, such as SW1A 1AA or Camden, London." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "matched_location", "month", "total_crimes", "category_counts", "previous_month_total", "change_from_previous_month", "crimes", "area_link", "latitude", "longitude" ], "properties": { "month": { "type": "string", "description": "Month of the crime reports, YYYY-MM." }, "crimes": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "category", "street", "latest_outcome", "crime_id" ], "properties": { "street": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Approximate anonymised street location." }, "category": { "type": "string", "description": "Crime category in plain words." }, "crime_id": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Police.uk crime data record ID.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "latest_outcome": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Latest recorded outcome in words, if available." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Up to 100 crimes sampled from the month, including different crime categories where possible." }, "latitude": { "type": "number", "description": "Latitude of the matched location.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "area_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Police.uk crime map for the local policing area." }, "longitude": { "type": "number", "description": "Longitude of the matched location.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "total_crimes": { "type": "integer", "description": "Total crimes within one mile in the selected month." }, "category_counts": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "category", "count" ], "properties": { "count": { "type": "integer", "description": "Number of crimes in this category." }, "category": { "type": "string", "description": "Crime category in plain words." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Counts for each crime category, most frequent first. Empty when there are no crimes." }, "matched_location": { "type": "string", "description": "The matched postcode or place name." }, "previous_month_total": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Total for the prior month, or null if there are no data for that month." }, "change_from_previous_month": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Current total minus previous month total, or null when the previous month is unavailable." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [police.uk API: Get neighbourhood policing team by postcode](https://fous.com/methods/police.uk/get-neighbourhood-team.md): Finds the neighbourhood policing team for a UK postcode (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) with its force, contacts, officers, priorities and upcoming events. - [Postcodes.io API: List nearby postcodes](https://fous.com/methods/postcodes.io/list-nearby-postcodes.md): Lists UK postcodes nearest to a postcode or named place, with distance, ward, council and coordinates. 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