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Police-UK-API-MCP-Server: UK Crime Data & API Integration

Effortlessly access UK crime data, forces, and neighborhood insights with this Python-powered MCP server – empowering seamless police.uk API integration for smarter decisions.

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About Police-UK-API-MCP-Server

What is Police-UK-API-MCP-Server: UK Crime Data & API Integration?

Police-UK-API-MCP-Server is a Python-based middleware solution designed to interface with the police.uk API, enabling programmatic access to UK crime statistics, police force details, neighbourhood information, and stop-and-search records. Built using the FastMCP framework, it simplifies integration with MCP-compliant systems while providing robust error handling and well-documented tooling.

How to use Police-UK-API-MCP-Server: UK Crime Data & API Integration?

  1. Clone the repository and install dependencies via pip.
  2. Launch the server using python server.py.
  3. Configure your MCP ecosystem with the server's host/port details:
{
    "mcpServers": {
      "police-uk-api-tools": {
        "command": "python",
        "args": ["path/to/server.py"],
        "host": "127.0.0.1",
        "port": 8080
      }
    }
  }

Police-UK-API-MCP-Server Features

Key Features of Police-UK-API-MCP-Server: UK Crime Data & API Integration?

  • 21 pre-built tools for accessing police.uk endpoints
  • Granular data access: street-level crimes, force boundaries, neighbourhood contacts
  • Modern Python 3.11+ compatibility
  • Automated error handling with API-specific response parsing
  • Modular architecture for MCP ecosystem integration

Use cases of Police-UK-API-MCP-Server: UK Crime Data & API Integration?

Common applications include:

  • Crime pattern analysis for local authorities
  • Integration into civic apps showing real-time crime stats
  • Academic research on policing practices
  • Automated reporting systems for law enforcement agencies
  • Neighbourhood watch platforms requiring incident data

Police-UK-API-MCP-Server FAQ

FAQ from Police-UK-API-MCP-Server: UK Crime Data & API Integration?

Do I need API authentication?
No, police.uk API is publicly accessible but respects rate limits
What data formats are supported?
Returns standardized JSON responses aligned with police.uk API specs
Can I customize query parameters?
Yes, all endpoint parameters are exposed through tool configurations
How is error handling managed?
Includes automatic retries for 429 errors and detailed exception reporting

Content

police-uk-api-mcp-server

A Python-based MCP server providing tools to access and interact with the police.uk API, offering data on crimes, police forces, neighbourhoods, and stop-and-search incidents.

Features

  • 21 distinct tools for querying police.uk API endpoints.
  • Retrieve street-level crimes, neighbourhood details, force information, stop-and-search records, and more.
  • Built with FastMCP for easy integration into MCP-compatible systems.
  • Error handling and clear documentation for each tool.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.11+
  • Required packages: mcp, requests

Installation

  1. Clone the repository :

    git clone https://github.com/dwain-barnes/police-uk-api-mcp-server.git

cd police-uk-api-mcp-server
  1. Install dependencies:

    pip install mcp requests

##Usage Run the server:

python server.py

###Configuration To integrate with an MCP ecosystem, update your server configuration

{
 "mcpServers": {
   "police-uk-api-tools": {
     "command": "python",
     "args": ["path/to/police-uk-api-mcp-server/server.py"],
     "host": "127.0.0.1",
     "port": 8080,
     "timeout": 30000
   }
 }
}

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