PEOPLE will soon be able to compare crime levels with other areas.
The Home Office is expanding its crime mapping website www.police.uk to allow people to compare crime levels from street to street.
The Compare Your Area tool is being launched a month before the voters elect the first police and crime commissioners to replace police authorities.
It will allow people to look at crime levels in smaller areas including villages and estates and will feature mugshots of convicted criminals.
West Yorkshire Police will start uploading details of criminals at the end of October, allowing the wider public to see their photograph along with a short summary of their crime and sentence.
It follows on from a pilot scheme in the region known as In the Dock.
Policing minister Damian Green said: “The elections of police and crime commissioners will give the public a voice over how their neighbourhoods are policed and tools like Compare Your Area will ensure they have detailed information at their fingertips.
“The millions who have visited the website show the public’s thirst for greater transparency across the whole criminal justice system.”
