Question 1

Where does the crime data come from?

Accepted Answer

Street-level crime from the official Police.UK open data, covering police forces across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Postcode geocoding is by postcodes.io.

Question 2

Why is crime shown at a point, not my exact address?

Accepted Answer

Locations are snapped to anonymised map points to protect victims, so read it as a neighbourhood signal — watch the trend over time rather than over-reading a single month.

Question 3

Does the crime rate affect my mortgage?

Accepted Answer

Not directly — lenders don’t decline on crime. But home insurers price premiums partly on it, so a high-crime postcode can mean a higher annual premium.

Question 4

What does “no crimes recorded” mean?

Accepted Answer

It means no street-level crimes were logged near that point in the latest published month. It’s a reassuring sign, though no area is ever truly zero — always read the trend.

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