The national police website has been somewhat dormant for a long time, offering only a link to the UK’s police force websites.
Now it’s offering crime maps online – type in your postcode and see what crimes have been reported in your area.
Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, welcomed the mapping as a drive to improve accountability through greater transparency.
"Crime mapping can be an effective means of letting people know what crimes are taking place in their local area, although care needs to be taken as this can potentially have an impact on the privacy of individuals such as victims or witnesses.
“We are pleased to have had the opportunity to provide advice about the privacy implications and that our advice has been incorporated into many of the safeguards that have been put in place. It will be important that this initiative is reviewed to ensure that the privacy safeguards are effective in practice.”
Visit –
