# Police API (data.police.uk)

Category: [Government and law](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/open-data/government/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/open-data/government/police-api-data-police-uk.html  
Documentation: https://data.police.uk/docs/

The Police API from data.police.uk gives open data on policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: street-level crimes and outcomes by location and month, stop and search records, police forces, neighbourhood teams and their contact details. Use it for crime maps or local information pages. Call the REST endpoints with GET and get JSON. Free, no key needed, up to 15 requests a second; the data is under the Open Government Licence.

- API key: Not needed
- Pricing: Free, no key needed, up to 15 requests a second; the data is under the Open Government Licence.
- From the browser: Yes (CORS)
- Formats: JSON
- Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider: data.police.uk
- Last checked: Working on November 1st, 2026

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://data.police.uk/api/forces'
```

The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.