Monthly crimes

England

Wales

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

Description

This method returns monthly crimes (total and by crime type) starting from December 2010. The results are determined by the inclusion of the submitted postcode/coordinates/UPRN within the corresponding LSOA.

Parameters

Name	Description
location path string	Postcode, coordinates in the lat,long format or UPRN in the uprn12345678 format. Examples Postcode with or without space. This argument is case-insensitive. Value
month query enum	Month and year when the crimes occurred. 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/monthly-crimes/postcode/v1/W60WW?api_key=DEMO

Possible responses with examples

Code

Description

200

Success

{
  "data": {
    "Total": 6,
    "Anti-social behaviour": 0,
    "Bicycle theft": 0,
    "Burglary": 0,
    "Criminal damage and arson": 0,
    "Drugs": 0,
    "Possession of weapons": 0,
    "Public order": 0,
    "Robbery": 1,
    "Shoplifting": 0,
    "Theft from the person": 0,
    "Vehicle crime": 2,
    "Violence and sexual offences": 3,
    "Other crime": 0,
    "Other theft": 0
  },
  "dataDate": "2023-12",
  "refreshedDate": "2024-02-28"
}

401

Unauthorized

{
  "error": "No such API key or it is not valid anymore."
}

402

Payment Required

{
  "error": "You have exhausted the available calls provided by your package."
}

403

Forbidden

{
  "error": "API key is invalid for the given action."
}

404

Not Found

{
  "error": "Can't find such location."
}

429

Too Many Requests

{
  "error": "Too many requests have been sent in one second."
}

500

Internal Server Error

{
  "error": "We have already started working on a resolution!"
}