Last summer I mentioned how useful it is to have elevation maps of crime for a neighborhood; it helps residents and visitors easily review safety data to better understand their surroundings.

A site just launched called police.uk is a good alternate view. They use bubble size instead of elevation. You can search crime data for any area on their map.

Here is the area around LSE, also known as WC2A:

Mobiles are compatible and you can enter “current location” to get a sense of police data for where you stand.

It also gives information on a neighborhood team (perhaps bringing back the original idea of a helpful “Bobby”) and how a user can be involved and help the police solve crime.

Will it impact property values? Lead to another study of London’s surveillance camera effectiveness? Change traffic patterns (do you have a low-crime option on your GPS yet)? So many possibilities…