JISC

Crime analysts and researchers in related fields could benefit substantially by using existing geospatial data (e.g. Open Street Map, LandMap and Ordnance Survey MasterMap) but rarely make use of these datasets at present; defaulting instead to aggregate-level data in their analyses. This is due largely to the technical expertise required to obtain the data and analyse them spatially using complex geographical routines. Therefore, this research will make use of existing geospatial data sets and perform analyses to create new, high-resolution national data with additional variables that will be extremely useful for social scientists and crime analysts / environmental criminologists in particular.

Project blog