UK Postcode Intelligence API — Area Profiling with Crime, Flood & Demographics
A postcode tells you more than a location. It reveals crime patterns, flood vulnerability, local earnings, health outcomes, food safety standards, and demographic composition. But accessing this data means querying Police.uk, the Environment Agency, ONS, Nomis, and more — each with different APIs and formats. The Location Intelligence endpoint aggregates seven government data sources into a single postcode profile.
What You Get
- •Geographic context: coordinates, LSOA, MSOA, ward, constituency, local authority, region
- •Crime statistics: 12-month totals by category (burglary, violent crime, antisocial behaviour, etc.)
- •Flood risk: current risk level, active warnings, nearest monitoring station with real-time water levels
- •Food hygiene: establishments within radius with rating distribution (0-5 stars)
- •Carbon intensity: current grid carbon in gCO2/kWh with generation mix (full depth)
- •Labour market: median weekly earnings, employment rate, claimant count (full depth)
- •Health indicators: life expectancy, obesity rate, smoking rate (full depth)
Data Sources
Postcodes.io (ONS)
Resolves any UK postcode to coordinates and administrative geography. Maps to LSOA, MSOA, ward, constituency, and local authority boundaries.
Police.uk
Street-level crime data for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Monthly updates covering 14 crime categories with anonymised locations.
Environment Agency
Real-time flood monitoring from 4,000+ stations. River levels, rainfall, and flood warnings updated every 15 minutes.
Food Standards Agency
Food hygiene ratings for every inspected food business in the UK. Ratings from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good).
National Grid ESO
Live UK electricity grid carbon intensity and generation mix. Updated every 5 minutes.
Nomis (ONS)
The most granular UK labour market statistics. Earnings, employment, and claimant counts at local authority and ward level.
OHID Fingertips
1,700+ public health indicators. Life expectancy, disease prevalence, lifestyle risk factors by area.
Use Cases
Property Investment Analysis
Investors assess an area before purchasing. Crime trends, flood risk, and earnings data reveal whether a postcode is gentrifying, stable, or declining — information that property portals don’t aggregate.
Site Selection for Retail
Chains choosing new locations need demographic context, spending power (earnings data), and foot traffic indicators (food establishment density). One call replaces hours of manual research.
Insurance Risk Assessment
Insurers profile locations for underwriting. Flood risk levels, crime rates, and health indicators feed directly into risk models.
Relocation Decisions
People moving areas want a complete picture: safety, schools nearby, health services, transport. The Location endpoint provides the data that relocation consultants charge hundreds for.
Example
Request
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://www.ukdatapi.com/api/v1/location/SW1A%201AA?depth=standard"
Response
{
"data": {
"location": { "postcode": "SW1A 1AA", "admin": { "ward": "St James's", "local_authority": "Westminster" } },
"crime": { "total_crimes": 3310, "by_category": { "violent-crime": 820, "shoplifting": 445 } },
"environment": { "flood": { "risk_level": "low" } },
"services": { "food_hygiene": { "total_nearby": 2606 } }
}
}Pricing
| Depth | Credits |
|---|---|
| Summary | 2 |
| Standard | 10 |
| Full | 20 |
Related Endpoints
GET /api/v1/property/{postcode}
UK Property Intelligence API
Property due diligence API: price history from Land Registry, EPC energy ratings, planning constraints, flood risk, and Environmental Risk Score. From £0.01/call.
GET /api/v1/education/{postcode}
UK Schools & Education API
Find schools near any UK postcode: Ofsted ratings, school type, phase, pupil counts. Catchment analysis API for property platforms and relocation tools.
GET /api/v1/transport/{postcode}
UK Transport & Connectivity API
Assess transport connectivity for any UK postcode: nearest stations, transport types, and proprietary Connectivity Score. For property, logistics, and site selection.
GET /api/v1/health/{postcode}
UK Health Intelligence API
Health data API: life expectancy, obesity, smoking rates, CQC care provider ratings, GP prescribing patterns. OHID Fingertips + CQC + OpenPrescribing in one call.