Historical crime rates

England

Wales

gethttps://crystalroof.co.uk/customer-api/crime/historical-crime-rates/postcode/v1/{location}

Description

This method returns historical annual crime rates (total and by crime type) for the years starting 2011. The results are determined by the inclusion of the submitted postcode/coordinates/UPRN within the corresponding LSOA, LAD or region.

The crime rates are calculated per 1,000 resident population derived from the census 2011 and 2021.

The dataset is updated annually.

Pricing

1 credit per 1 request.

Parameters

Name	Description
location path string	Postcode, coordinates in the lat,long format or UPRN in the uprn12345678 format. Examples Value
area_type query enum	lsoa - Lower layer Super Output Area (LSOA), a small geographical area used in the census, comprises 400-1200 households and a population of 1000-3000 persons. Lower layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) are made up of groups of OAs, usually four or five. lad - Local Authority District. There are a total of 296 districts in England made up of 36 metropolitan boroughs, 32 London boroughs, 164 two-tier non-metropolitan districts and 62 unitary authorities, City of London district and Isles of Scilly district. In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 principal areas. region - Nine regions of England (London, the North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, East of England and the South West) and Wales as a whole. Value
api_key query enum	Your API key. `DEMO` key allows you to test the method in the `W6 0` postcode sector, or in the `[[51.492, -0.25], [51.502, -0.225]]` rectangle. Value

Request URL:

https://crystalroof.co.uk/customer-api/crime/historical-crime-rates/postcode/v1/{location}?api_key=DEMO

Possible responses with examples

Code

Description

200

Success

401

Unauthorized

402

Payment Required

403

Forbidden

404

Not Found

429

Too Many Requests

500

Internal Server Error