The site shows the crimes of:
1. Burglary (residential)
2. Robbery (personal and commercial)
3. Vehicle offences (theft of and from vehicles) displayed individually

Could tenants use the map for looking at which locations to avoid?

This is what the London map looks like today 26.9.2008:

I inserted the postcode of the flat that I used to rent in Marylebone – W1H 7DP – and got this image:

This is as red as it could get. AVOID – right? Hey, no way – it’s across the road from Hyde Park! I never experienced any crime, never even heard of one during my year long stay …

Choose the type of crime on the right side, from Refine your Search box, and you’ll get much more information for your analysis.

I would definitely encourage for tenants to take a look at it, but don’t get scared if it is all red – look at the details!

Here are the details for W1H 7DP:

1. Robbery Personal – Above average.
Great Cumberland Place is just off Oxford Street – what do you expect? Hold on to your purse and you should be fine.
2. Robbery Business – Low or no crime.
Erm, who would rob MacDonalds? Most of the businesses in that subward are not open for public.
3. Residential Burglary - Average.
4. Theft of motor vehicle – Average
That’s no place to park a car anyway.
5.  Theft from motor vehicle – High
Don’t park on the street!

What does your crime map say?