Police.uk

Crime reports and neighbourhood policing teams

Police.uk provides street-level crime data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, using the latest published month by default, plus local policing team details where forces publish them.

Get crimes near postcode

Get crimes reported within one mile of a UK postcode or place in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, with category totals, up to 100 example incidents, the previous month’s total, and a local crime-map link. Results use anonymised street locations; the latest published month is used unless you choose a month.

Your information

Location

UK postcode or place, such as SW1A 1AA or Camden, London.

More options

MonthOptional

Crime reporting month in YYYY-MM, such as 2026-06. Defaults to the latest published month.

1 credit per run

Example results

Month: 2026-07
Latitude: 52.709576
Area Link: police.uk
Longitude: -3.690496
Total Crimes: 0
Matched Location: SY20 9LS
Previous Month Total: 0
Change From Previous Month: 0
Crimes: None
Category Counts: None

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About Police.uk

Police.uk finds crimes within one mile of a UK postcode or place, using the location and an optional reporting month.

It finds neighbourhood policing teams, contacts, officers, priorities and events using a UK postcode.

Built by Fous from data.police.uk and postcodes.io and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Police.uk.

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Get crimes near postcode

1 credit per run

Uses Police.uk and postcodes.io.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Month`month`	Text	Optional	Crime reporting month in YYYY-MM, such as 2026-06. Defaults to the latest published month.Example: 2026-06
Location`location`	Text	Required	UK postcode or place, such as SW1A 1AA or Camden, London.Example: SW1A 1AA

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Month`month`	Text	Month of the crime reports, YYYY-MM.Example: 2026-07
Crimes`crimes`	List	Up to 100 crimes sampled from the month, including different crime categories where possible.
Street`crimes[].street`	Text	Approximate anonymised street location.
Category`crimes[].category`	Text	Crime category in plain words.
Crime ID`crimes[].crime_id`	Number	Police.uk crime data record ID.
Latest Outcome`crimes[].latest_outcome`	Text	Latest recorded outcome in words, if available.
Latitude`latitude`	Number	Latitude of the matched location.Example: 52.709576
Area Link`area_link`	Text	Police.uk crime map for the local policing area.Example: https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/north-wales-police/corris-mawddwy/?tab=Crime…
Longitude`longitude`	Number	Longitude of the matched location.Example: -3.690496
Total Crimes`total_crimes`	Number	Total crimes within one mile in the selected month.Example: 0
Category Counts`category_counts`	List	Counts for each crime category, most frequent first. Empty when there are no crimes.
Count`category_counts[].count`	Number	Number of crimes in this category.
Category`category_counts[].category`	Text	Crime category in plain words.
Matched Location`matched_location`	Text	The matched postcode or place name.Example: SY20 9LS
Previous Month Total`previous_month_total`	Number	Total for the prior month, or null if there are no data for that month.Example: 0
Change From Previous Month`change_from_previous_month`	Number	Current total minus previous month total, or null when the previous month is unavailable.Example: 0

Example result

For Location: SY20 9LS

JSON

{
  "month": "2026-07",
  "crimes": [],
  "latitude": 52.709576,
  "area_link": "https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/north-wales-police/corris-mawddwy/?tab=CrimeMap",
  "longitude": -3.690496,
  "total_crimes": 0,
  "category_counts": [],
  "matched_location": "SY20 9LS",
  "previous_month_total": 0,
  "change_from_previous_month": 0
}

Get neighbourhood team

1 credit per run

Find the neighbourhood policing team for a UK postcode, with its force, contacts, officers, priorities and upcoming events. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland; details depend on what the force publishes.

Uses Police.uk and postcodes.io.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Postcode`postcode`	Text	Required	UK postcode to look up, for example M1 1AE.Example: M1 1AE

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Team Members`team_members`	List
Name`team_members[].name`	Text	Example: Billy Pang
Rank or Role`team_members[].rank_or_role`	Text	Example: PCSO
Contact Details`contact_details`	Details
Email`contact_details.email`	Text	Example: [email protected]
Phone`contact_details.phone`	Text	Example: 101
Website`contact_details.website`	Text	Example: https://www.south-wales.police.uk
Social Media`contact_details.social_media`	List
Upcoming Events`upcoming_events`	List
Date`upcoming_events[].date`	Date	Example: 2026-10-01
Title`upcoming_events[].title`	Text	Example: NCP Patrols & Crime Prevention Advice
Address`upcoming_events[].address`	Text	Example: Quay Street Cardiff
Description`upcoming_events[].description`	Text
Police Force Name`police_force_name`	Text	Example: South Wales Police
Current Priorities`current_priorities`	List
Issue`current_priorities[].issue`	Text	Example: Shoplifting & Retail crime Thefts from stores, persistent offenders, retail ASB
Action`current_priorities[].action`	Text	Example: We have conducted plain-clothes operations to target offenders. We have…
Issue Date`current_priorities[].issue_date`	Date	Example: 2026-06-15
Action Date`current_priorities[].action_date`	Date	Example: 2026-09-23
Neighbourhood Link`neighbourhood_link`	Text	Example: https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/south-wales-police/cathays/
Neighbourhood Name`neighbourhood_name`	Text	Example: Cathays
Police Force Website`police_force_website`	Text	Example: https://www.south-wales.police.uk

Example result

For Postcode: CF10 1EP

JSON

{
  "team_members": [
    {
      "name": "Billy Pang",
      "rank_or_role": "PCSO"
    },
    {
      "name": "Connor Davies",
      "rank_or_role": "PCSO"
    }
  ],
  "contact_details": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "phone": null,
    "website": "https://www.south-wales.police.uk",
    "social_media": []
  },
  "upcoming_events": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-01",
      "title": "NCP Patrols & Crime Prevention Advice",
      "address": "Quay Street Cardiff",
      "description": null
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-08",
      "title": "NCP Patrols & Crime Prevention Advice",
      "address": "Greyfriars Road Cardiff",
      "description": null
    }
  ],
  "police_force_name": "South Wales Police",
  "current_priorities": [
    {
      "issue": "Shoplifting & Retail crime Thefts from stores, persistent offenders, retail ASB",
      "action": "We have conducted plain-clothes operations to target offenders. We have deployed CCTV vans to monitor and identify suspects. We have carried out high-visibility patrols in identified areas.",
      "issue_date": "2026-06-15",
      "action_date": "2026-09-23"
    },
    {
      "issue": "ASB Youth nuisance, rowdy groups, abusive behaviour, noise complaints",
      "action": "We have carried out high-visibility patrols in identified areas. We have patrolled jointly with partner agencies (Cardiff Council). We have worked with local councils and housing providers to address …",
      "issue_date": "2026-06-15",
      "action_date": "2026-09-23"
    }
  ],
  "neighbourhood_link": "https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/south-wales-police/cathays/",
  "neighbourhood_name": "Cathays",
  "police_force_website": "https://www.south-wales.police.uk"
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@police-uk",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_crimes_near_postcode",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "location": "SW1A 1AA"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Compare local crime totals across reporting months
Review crime categories near a postcode
Find neighbourhood team contact details
Track local policing priorities and upcoming events

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with Police.uk?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Police.uk. This workflow reads the public data.police.uk website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Police.uk account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from data.police.uk when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.