Area Statistics API

The Area Statistics API provides consolidated area intelligence for any UK postcode. It aggregates data from multiple sources including Police UK crime data, council tax band information, and postcode demographic data into a single, easy-to-consume response.

Data included in the response:

• Crime statistics — overall crime rating, crime score (0-10), last 12 months total, category breakdown (violent, burglary, vehicle crime, antisocial), and comparison to national average
• Council tax — local authority name and tax bands A–H with annual amounts
• Demographics — population density, median age, household data (where available)
• Transport — nearby stations and transport links (where available)
• Schools — average school rating for the area
• Amenities — nearby amenity information (where available)

This API is ideal for:

• Property platforms needing area context alongside listings
• Relocation services comparing different areas
• Insurance companies assessing area risk profiles
• Property investors evaluating neighbourhood quality
• Estate agents providing comprehensive area reports

All requests to the Area Statistics API require authentication using an API key. You can obtain your API key from your PropertyInsights dashboard after subscribing to an API plan.

Include your API key in the request header as follows:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Base URL

https://propertyinsights.co.uk/api/v1/

/area/statistics

Successful chargeable JSON responses include a top-level billing object. The endpoint examples on this page focus on the endpoint-specific data, so this repeated block may not be shown in every example.

"billing": {
  "mode": "prepaid",
  "creditsCharged": 1,
  "creditsRemaining": 1999,
  "creditsRefreshAt": "2026-08-14T09:30:00.000Z"
}

All authenticated API-key calls expose the billing headers, including validation errors and zero-credit status or management requests. Only successful chargeable JSON responses add the billing object to the response body.

The response is returned in JSON format with the following top-level structure:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "demographics": { ... },
    "amenities": { ... },
    "crime": { ... },
    "schools": { ... },
    "transport": { ... }
  }
}

crime

Crime statistics for the area based on Police UK data from the last 12 months.

{
  "overall": "Moderate",
  "score": 5.5,
  "last12Months": 452,
  "changeVsPreviousYear": 0,
  "breakdown": {
    "violent": 120,
    "burglary": 34,
    "vehicleCrime": 28,
    "antisocial": 89,
    "other": 181
  },
  "comparedToNational": "5% higher than national average"
}

demographics

Demographic information for the area (data availability varies by location).

{
  "population": null,
  "populationDensity": null,
  "medianAge": null,
  "households": null,
  "averageHouseholdSize": null,
  "employmentRate": null,
  "medianIncome": null
}

schools

Schools summary for the area.

{
  "averageRating": 7.0,
  "primary": null,
  "secondary": null,
  "ofstedOutstanding": null,
  "topSchools": []
}

transport

Transport information for the area.

{
  "tubeStations": null,
  "railStations": null,
  "busRoutes": null,
  "cycleHireStations": null,
  "averageCommuteToCity": null,
  "trafficLevel": "Moderate"
}

The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate the success or failure of requests.

Error Response Example

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "MISSING_POSTCODE",
    "message": "Postcode parameter is required"
  }
}