This UK crime map shows street-level crime and anti-social behaviour recorded by the police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, using official police data from data.police.uk. The latest month published is August 2026, and you can zoom to any street to see what was reported nearby, free and without an account.
Data: official police data, data.police.uk (latest month August 2026) · Updated 2 October 2026
- Coverage: the 43 geographic police forces of England and Wales, British Transport Police and the Police Service of Northern Ireland supply the data (Greater Manchester Police currently supplies none).
- Precision: each crime is moved to an anonymous map point; about 679,000 of these points sit over streets, and none covers fewer than eight postal addresses.
- Freshness: forces publish monthly, usually one to two months behind.
- Scale: the police in England and Wales recorded around 5.2 million crimes (excluding fraud and computer misuse) in the year ending March 2026, 1% fewer than the year before (ONS).
Pan and zoom to see crimes recorded by the police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Zoom in past street level and the map loads the latest month of official street-level data for the area on screen. Zoom out and nearby crimes merge into clusters.
Check the stats for one postcode →
What does this crime map show?
Each point is crime or anti-social behaviour recorded by a police force and published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Crimes are grouped into the same categories the police use, such as violence and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and shoplifting. The map shows the categories most common in the area you are viewing.
How to use the crime map
- Pan and zoom to your area.
- Zoom in past street level to load the crimes for the visible area.
- Read the top categories and the count for what you are looking at.
- To compare one postcode with another over 12 months, use the postcode checker.
How do I check crime on my street with the UK crime map?
Drag the UK crime map to your street and zoom in until the clusters split into single points. The map then loads the latest published month (August 2026 as of 2 October 2026) for the area on screen and lists the most common crime categories. For a 12-month view of one postcode, use the address and postcode checker.
- Find the area. Pinch or scroll to zoom; drag to move. Start with the town, then the neighbourhood.
- Zoom past street level. Large numbers in circles are clusters; they break apart as you zoom in.
- Read the categories, not just the dots. A dot on a high street often stands for shoplifting at a shop, not street violence.
- Compare like with like. Compare a high street with another high street, and a residential road with another residential road.
- Check the trend. One month can be noisy. The postcode checker shows 12 months, which is a fairer picture.
Is this the same as the police crime map?
It uses the same official police data that powers the police.uk neighbourhood maps, published monthly by data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Safety App UK is not a police service and this is not an official police website; we display the published data on a faster, mobile-friendly map and add a 12-month postcode check. For official reporting, call 999 in an emergency or 101 otherwise.
Our guide to the police crime map in the UK explains how police.uk and data.police.uk work, why the dots are approximate and which forces are missing. Update, 5 October 2026: the changelog also lists no crime data from Gloucestershire Constabulary for August 2026, and its neighbourhood figures drop to almost zero from February 2026.
Which parts of the UK does the crime map cover?
The crime map covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. As of the August 2026 data, two gaps matter. Greater Manchester Police has supplied no crime, outcome or stop and search data while it moves to a new IT system, so Manchester, Salford, Bolton and the rest of Greater Manchester appear empty (see crime in Manchester). British Transport Police has supplied no crime data for any month from March 2025 to August 2026 (data.police.uk changelog, checked 23 October 2026). Scotland is not part of data.police.uk at all.
| Area | On the map? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| England and Wales (43 forces) | Yes, except Greater Manchester | Forces publish monthly to data.police.uk |
| Greater Manchester | No | GMP is not currently supplying data (new IT system) |
| Northern Ireland | Yes | PSNI publishes crime data (without outcomes) |
| Railway network (BTP) | No (March 2025 to August 2026) | BTP crime data not provided for those months |
| Scotland | No | Police Scotland does not publish to data.police.uk |
Source: data.police.uk about and changelog, checked 2 October 2026.
Crime maps by city
Want the numbers behind the dots for one city? Each guide below uses the same official police data, with rates per 1,000 people, the areas that record the most and the fewest incidents, and the main crime categories.
- London: London crime map · City of London crime map · Is London safe? · London crime rate by borough · safest areas in London · Brixton · Croydon · Peckham · Lewisham · Stratford
- Birmingham: Is Birmingham safe? · areas with the most reported crime · safest areas
- Bristol: Bristol crime map · Is Bristol safe? · crime in Bristol · Bristol crime by ward
- Cardiff: crime in Cardiff · Cardiff crime by ward · safest areas in Cardiff
- Leeds: Leeds crime map · Is Leeds safe? · crime in Leeds · Leeds crime by ward
- Liverpool: Liverpool crime map · Is Liverpool safe? · crime in Liverpool · Liverpool crime by ward
- Sheffield: crime in Sheffield · Sheffield crime by ward
- Nottingham: Is Nottingham safe?
- Belfast: Is Belfast safe?
- Swansea: safest areas in Swansea
- Manchester: Manchester crime map · why there is no street-level map
Safety App UK shows this police data on a live map, plans safer walking routes and sends SOS to your trusted circle.
How current is the data?
Police forces publish new data every month, usually with a delay of a month or two, so the most recent weeks never appear. Read where our crime data comes from for the full explanation.
What this map cannot tell you
- It cannot point at a specific home. Police data places each crime on a nearby anchor point that covers at least eight addresses.
- It shows reported crime only. A lot of crime is never reported.
- A busy city centre will always show more crimes than a village, so compare places of a similar type.
- Scotland is not covered, because police.uk publishes data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Crime map FAQ
Is there a crime map for the whole UK?
This map covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland using official police.uk data. Scotland publishes its statistics separately.
Is this crime map free?
Yes. You do not need an account to use the map or the postcode checker.
How often is the crime map updated?
Monthly, when police forces publish new data. There is usually a delay of one to two months.
Can I see crime on my exact street?
You can see crimes recorded near your street, but not at a specific address. The police move each crime to a nearby anchor point to protect victims.
Is there a crime tracking map for my area?
Yes. This crime map tracks police-recorded crime month by month for any area of England, Wales and Northern Ireland except Greater Manchester. Zoom to your area for the latest month, or use the postcode checker to see 12 months for one postcode.
Why is Manchester empty on the crime map?
Greater Manchester Police is not currently supplying crime data to data.police.uk while it moves to a new IT system, so no UK crime map built on that data can show street-level crime there.
Is this an official police crime map?
No. The data is official police data, but Safety App UK is an independent app, not a police service. To report a crime, call 999 in an emergency or 101 otherwise.
Want this map on the walk itself?
Safety App UK puts a live safety map built from official crime data on your phone, with routes that avoid high-risk areas and one-tap SOS to your trusted circle. Start with a 7-day free trial (for accounts that have not used one before; a payment method is needed), then £2.99 a month or £29.99 a year. Cancel any time in Google Play.
Looking at a whole city instead? See crime in UK cities or compare police force crime rates.