Names and locations of open Police Stations from 2003 to 2023
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.033917
I note you seek access to the following information:
REQUEST 1:
Can you provide crime data in the LOSA output level and street level, for the period January 2003 to December 2013? LSOA boundaries changed in 2011.
REQUEST 2:
Can you provide crime data at the Neighbourhood level (e.g. 00ASHD) from January 2003 to January 2023?
REQUEST 3:
Can you provide the Neighbourhood boundaries (e.g. 00ASHD) and their locations/coverage for January 2003 to January 2023?
REQUEST 4:
Can you provide the names and locations of open police stations for the period from January 2003 to January 2023?
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
REQUEST 1:
Can you provide crime data in the LOSA output level and street level, for the period January 2003 to December 2013? LSOA boundaries changed in 2011.
REQUEST 2:
Can you provide crime data at the Neighbourhood level (e.g. 00ASHD) from January 2003 to January 2023?
REQUEST 3:
Can you provide the Neighbourhood boundaries (e.g. 00ASHD) and their locations/coverage for January 2003 to January 2023?
You are asking for the MPS ward polygons now, and in the past? – We can only see the current set.
We could provide the current in a GIS file which will have all the info in, or an excel file – which will lose the shapes, or as a large image – which will lose the shape detail and have no codes on it.
In relation to questions 1 and 2 if you are hoping to find the old ward/ lsoa in the data we have for back then, this will not be possible. All the data we have geocoded gets updated to the latest boundaries when they change so we are comparing like with like even if the shapes have changed over the years.
The MPS Response for requests 1, 2 and 3 is No Information Located specific to your question.
REQUEST 4:
Can you provide the names and locations of open police stations for the period from January 2003 to January 2023?
Please note that we only have the information recorded from 31 December 2007. Whilst there are some dates for a few sites that precede this timeframe, these are exceptions where information was located separately. We do not have information recorded for the period 2003 to 2007 showing exactly which Front Counters were open to the public during that period, and we therefore cannot answer from 2003.
A police station is defined as an operation building with a Front Counter.
We do not have recorded information for Front Counters dating back to 2003. With the exception of some PFI buildings, our recorded information confirming which Front Counters were open and publicly accessible commences from 31 December 2007, therefore this information has been provided from that date.
Please see below a spreadsheet that shows the Names and locations of Front Counters that have been open to the public during the available time period.
Advice and Assistance
The MPS could retrieve the current LSOA in a GIS file which will have all the info in, or an excel file – which will lose the shapes, or as a large image – which will lose the shape detail and have no codes on it. A disclosure would be subject to any exemptions that may apply.