Crime statistics | Speak to Scout

Street-level crime data from the Home Office / data.police.uk. Returns 14 crime categories at street level and within a 1-mile radius, with investigation outcomes.

Source: data.police.uk | Coverage: Metropolitan Police area | Update frequency: Monthly

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

API key from speaktoscout.com/contact

Query parameters

postcodestringOptional

UK postcode (e.g. SW11 5QD)

latdoubleOptional

Latitude (alternative to postcode)

lngdoubleOptional

Longitude (alternative to postcode)

placestringOptional

Place name, neighbourhood, or postcode district (e.g. “Clapham”, “SW11”)

streetstringOptional

Street name for street-specific crime and condition data

Response

Crime statistics

postcodestring

locationobject

crimeobject

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

404

Not Found Error

1	{
2	"postcode": "string",
3	"location": {
4	"lat": 51.4623,
5	"lng": -0.1532,
6	"borough": "Wandsworth",
7	"lsoa_code": "E01004587",
8	"postcode": "SW11 5QD"
9	},
10	"crime": {
11	"wider_area_total": 7650,
12	"street_total": 5,
13	"wider_area_breakdown": {
14	"violence-and-sexual-offences": 2341,
15	"anti-social-behaviour": 1876,
16	"theft-from-the-person": 892
17	},
18	"street_breakdown": {},
19	"outcomes": {},
20	"period": "12 months",
21	"source": "data.police.uk"
22	}
23	}

$	curl https://go.speaktoscout.com/api/v1/neighbourhood/crime \
>	-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"