http://www.police.uk/

[teejay]

£300k to develop and set this up apparently, pretty good going I think.
Nice, simple design, does what it says on the tin really and is quite nice being able to get the data rather than some politically spun statistics ;-)

Enter your postcode, town, village or street into the search box below, and get instant access to street-level crime maps and data, as well as details of your local policing team and beat meetings.

beat meetings - is that where the local plod chuck someone in the back of a van and take turns at giving them a good kicking

[GREED]

for some areas you can get specific info about what crime was reported - look for a speech bubble icon when you click on a crime

I looked at that, but there was no extra info... possibly meaning it is too serious to mention. The news said that specifics would be kept secret to protect identities (Rape, murder etc etc).