Street guides aim to put local crime on map

A street-by-street guide to crime in England and Wales will help people to find out what is really going on in their area, Home Secretary Theresa May said today.

The crime maps, where the public can search for what has been happening on or near their street, will give people the information they need to hold their local police to account and to help bring down crime in their area, Mrs May said.

It is the first time such detailed crime maps have been available for an entire country anywhere in the world.

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People will be able to find out which crimes have taken place on or near their street within the last month and which officers are responsible for their area by visiting the site at www.police.uk.

Crime trends will also be established as the site develops and this could be extended to include details on court cases in the future.

Information on local police appeals and police community meeting will also be published.

The Home Secretary denied that making such detailed information available would drive down house prices in a particular area.

"It's not the existence of a map on a website that affects it," she said.