Parish Crime Display

A WordPress plugin that displays crime data from data.police.uk for a configurable parish or local area.

Features

• Interactive Map: View crime locations on an OpenStreetMap-based map with Leaflet.js
• Filterable Table: Browse crimes in a sortable table format
• Date Range Selection: Filter crimes by month with easy-to-use dropdowns
• Category Filtering: Filter by crime type (burglary, anti-social behaviour, etc.)
• Configurable Boundary: Set your own parish boundary coordinates via the admin settings
• Auto-Updates: Automatically checks for updates from GitHub releases

Installation

1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases
2. Upload to /wp-content/plugins/parish-crime/
3. Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin
4. Configure your parish boundary in Settings > Parish Crime

Configuration

Setting Your Parish Boundary

1. Go to Settings > Parish Crime in WordPress admin
2. Enter your area name (e.g., "Albury Parish")
3. Enter boundary coordinates as lat,lng on each line:

   51.245,-0.520
   51.245,-0.475
   51.200,-0.470
   

4. Save settings

The plugin will automatically clear cached crime data when you update the boundary.

Shortcodes

Main Crime Display

[parish_crime]

Shows crimes with toggle between map and table view.

Attributes:

• display - Initial view: map (default) or table
• height - Map height (default: 500px)
• zoom - Initial zoom level (default: 14)

Parish Area Map

[parish_crime_area]

Shows just the parish boundary on a map.

Map Key/Legend

[parish_crime_map_key]

Displays a legend table of crime categories and their colours.

Data Source

Crime data is provided by the Police UK API. Data is:

• Updated monthly (typically 6-8 weeks behind current date)
• Anonymised to approximate locations
• Cached locally for 24 hours to reduce API calls

Requirements

• WordPress 5.0+
• PHP 7.4+

License

This plugin is released under a Non-Commercial Open Source License.

• Free for non-commercial use (local government, parish councils, charities, educational institutions)
• Commercial use requires a separate license

For commercial licensing or support, contact:

NonaTech Services Ltd Email: stu.bevan@nonatech.co.uk Web: https://nonatech.co.uk

Support

For bug reports and feature requests, please use GitHub Issues.

Credits

• Crime data: data.police.uk
• Maps: OpenStreetMap via Leaflet.js