Musings of a London Property Finder

Ahh the joys of technology!  Not only can the property anoraks amongst you discover the price that noisy family at number 17 got for their shambolic home, you can also check out the crime figures in your area - by map.

With the number of teenage stabbings in the capital over the last 18 months you’d think you would be able to check out whether the new house you’ve been drooling over is in the street  in which the local hoodies hang out.  However, as yet it’s robberies and street crime which is mapped, although it is fairly straight forward to find data on other crimes and the police are inviting requests for other information. 

The map is perhaps useful if you are considering a number of different areas, but areas like Westminster in particular may appear particularly high to eyes with little knowledge of London.  The fact that Oxford Street and many tourist areas fall within it’s boundaries help to explain why the apparently crime-ridden borough,  is actually rather a desirable place to live.

It is also useful at street level, but inevitably some results look a little odd.  For those with the good fortune to live in Upper Berkeley Street or George Street, the position of the home within each street will denote whether they live in an area of high or average crime.  Those living in white stucco in Hyde Park Gardens, Sussex Square etc can rejoice in lower than average crime figures and look down on neighbouring Tony and Cherie in Connaught Village, who have to put up with average crime.  Maybe the figures refer to the coppers outside their house nicking the last of the Fortnum’s florentines?  Contact this London Property finder do the hard groundwork of finding your next home!

http://maps.met.police.uk/

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