People sometimes mix up a crime check on open police data with conveyancing searches that sit in a property purchase. CrimeMapsUK only does the first of those. This note is a short boundary, not legal advice.
What CrimeMapsUK can help with
A crime check here means looking at published street-crime and related records from data.police.uk:
- force area pages such as Crime in London
- the crime map and crime statistics dashboards
- optional neighbourhood PDF reports for a fixed 0.5 km postcode circle
Those tools help you see what police forces have published around a place. They are not a safety score, and they are not a substitute for professional advice about a purchase.
For a practical walkthrough, see How to check crime rates before buying a house.
What CrimeMapsUK does not cover
Conveyancing searches are arranged as part of buying a property, usually through a solicitor or conveyancer. CrimeMapsUK does not provide those searches, and we do not advise on which packs you need.
If you are buying, treat conveyancing questions as something to raise with your solicitor. Do not treat a CrimeMapsUK page or PDF as part of the legal search pack.
Keep the scopes separate
| CrimeMapsUK crime check | Conveyancing searches |
|---|---|
| Published police open data | Legal/purchase process (ask your solicitor) |
| Force pages, maps, optional postcode PDF | Outside this site’s product |
| Method and limits documented on the site | Defined by your conveyancer’s process |
Useful CrimeMapsUK links
- Crime by police force area
- Crime map
- Neighbourhood reports
- Methodology
- How to read a neighbourhood report
Bottom line
Use CrimeMapsUK to inspect published police data. Use your solicitor for conveyancing. Neither replaces the other, and neither is a simple “safe / unsafe” label for an area.