Drivers can now use a government website to check how many crimes have been committed in their area, including vehicle crimes. The new www.police.uk website has been launched for England and Wales which allows the public to search their postcode for crime and anti-social behavior. The map cost £300,000 to develop and has already received over 400 million hits since it’s launch from the general public.
Home Secretary Theresa May said the map would give real facts and make police more accountable. She said: ‘I think people are going to welcome the fact they can really see what's happening with crime in their area, not just on their street but in their neighbourhood.’The information on crime is split into six categories - burglary, robbery, vehicle crime, violence, other crime and anti-social behaviour.
It has been confirmed that hoax calls to emergency services will appear on the crime map as antisocial behaviour. This helps to explain why some areas of the UK which are normally considered quiet areas may appear as a crime hotspot on the map.
A spokesman for charity Victim Support said it was important that victims of crime had consented as to whether information about their incident was released. In an effort to prevent identification of victims’, sex crimes have been included in the ‘other’ category and streets with fewer than 12 houses will only be included in a wider neighbourhood area.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper welcomed the crime maps, although she said they ‘should also include police strength for forces across the UK’.
She added: ‘Knowing where crime takes place isn't enough if there aren't sufficient police to deal with it.
‘People want to know what effect the government's deep and rapid cuts to the police are going to have on their area’
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