A longitudinal neighbourhood panel dataset and reproducible data pipeline for crime and contextual indicators in England and Wales

Safer Street Data Platform

LSOA-level panel data for crime prediction research across England

Safer Street is a research data platform that links crime, socio-demographic, weather, POI, and social media variables across 33,755 Lower Super Output Areas and 51 months of temporal coverage. Built for researchers studying the spatial and temporal determinants of crime in England.

At a Glance

Variables: 889+ variables across 17 thematic domains
Spatial coverage: 33,755 LSOAs across England
Temporal coverage: April 2021–December 2025
Data sources: 23 curated UK government and open data sources
Export: Filtered CSV download with variable selection

Data Domains

- Census 2021 -- Age, ethnicity, tenure, qualifications, health, household composition (450 variables)
- Points of Interest -- OpenStreetMap amenity and shop counts: pubs, ATMs, betting shops, fast food, and more (269 variables)
- Deprivation (IMD) -- Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019 and 2025 across 7 domains (61 variables)
- Economic -- Universal Credit, claimant counts, employment rates (40 variables)
- Temporal Features -- Lag, rolling average, and trend variables for time-series modelling (19 variables)
- Health & Prescribing -- GP prescribing (antidepressants, analgesics) and registered patients (10 variables)
- Weather -- Monthly temperature, rainfall, sunshine, wind, humidity, pressure (9 variables)
- Council Tax -- Dwelling counts by council tax band A--H (9 variables)
- Terrain -- Elevation and slope statistics from Digital Terrain Model (8 variables)
- Fire Incidents -- Dwelling fires, casualties, false alarms (6 variables)
- Crime -- ASB and violent/sexual crime counts and rates (4 variables)
- Population -- ONS mid-year population estimates (4 variables)
- Rural/Urban -- 10-category rural-urban classification (4 variables)
- Property -- Land Registry median/mean prices and transaction counts (3 variables)
- Social Media -- Reddit LIWC sentiment analysis and community tension indicators
- Transport -- DfT journey times to key services (GP, hospital, school, employment)

Key Features

- Interactive Map Explorer -- LSOA-level choropleth maps with monthly timeline navigation, powered by MapLibre GL and deck.gl
- Variable Selector -- Browse and search 889+ variables organised by thematic category, with full metadata for every indicator
- Data Source Catalogue -- Detailed cards for all 23 sources showing coverage dates, geographic mapping, access level, and key variables
- CSV Export -- Select variables, apply temporal and spatial filters, and download panel data as CSV for offline analysis
- Live Source Monitoring -- Real-time connectivity checks and data freshness tracking for all external APIs
- Map Demo -- Explore the interactive map without signing in

Data Sources

The platform integrates data from 23 official UK sources, including:

- data.police.uk -- Street-level crime and stop-and-search records
- ONS Census 2021 -- Topic summaries at LSOA level
- NOMIS -- Claimant counts and business employment
- HadUK-Grid (CEDA) -- Gridded climate observations
- Land Registry -- Price paid data
- OpenPrescribing -- GP prescribing patterns
- Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap -- Points of interest
- DfT Journey Time Statistics -- Travel accessibility
- VOA Council Tax -- Dwelling stock by band
- MHCLG IMD -- Indices of deprivation

16 sources are fully open access, 4 require free registration, and 3 are restricted to approved researchers.

Who Is This For?

- Academic researchers in criminology, urban studies, geography, and data science
- Police force analysts exploring spatial patterns of crime
- Local authority officers seeking evidence for resource allocation
- Policy makers looking for data-driven insights into community safety

Contact

For access requests or enquiries, contact jy2154@bath.ac.uk

A project of the Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour, University of Bath, United Kingdom.