`get_crimes`

Pack: ukpolice · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ukpolice/mcp

Get street-level crimes near a latitude/longitude for a given month. Returns crime category, location, and outcome status.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`lat`	number	yes	Latitude of the location
`lng`	number	yes	Longitude of the location
`date`	string	no	Month to query in YYYY-MM format (e.g. “2024-01”). Defaults to latest available.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "lat": 51.5074,
  "lng": -0.1278
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ukpolice/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_crimes","arguments":{"lat":51.5074,"lng":-0.1278}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_crimes', {
  "lat": 51.5074,
  "lng": -0.1278
});

More examples

{
  "lat": 53.4808,
  "lng": -2.2426,
  "date": "2024-01"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, crimes

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Total number of crimes returned
`crimes`	array	Array of street-level crimes

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of crimes returned"
    },
    "crimes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of street-level crimes",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Crime ID"
          },
          "category": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Crime category"
          },
          "month": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Month of the crime in YYYY-MM format"
          },
          "street": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Street name where crime occurred"
          },
          "outcome": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Outcome category or 'Under investigation'"
          },
          "outcome_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Date of outcome if available"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "category",
          "month",
          "street",
          "outcome",
          "outcome_date"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "crimes"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ukpolice": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ukpolice/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_crimes