# Data.Police.UK — Pipedream Connect

> Open data about crime and policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

- API slug: `data_police_uk` (use in MCP headers and tool keys)
- Auth: API key (Pipedream-managed)
- Categories: Data Analytics
- Website: https://data.police.uk/
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/data-police-uk
- Tools: 3 actions · 2 triggers

## Connect via MCP (recommended)

- Endpoint: `https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3`
- Headers: `Authorization: Bearer <token>` · `x-pd-project-id` · `x-pd-environment` · `x-pd-external-user-id` · `x-pd-app-slug: data_police_uk`

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "data_police_uk",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// e.g. run Fetch Forces:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "data_police_uk-fetch-forces",
  arguments: {
    forceId: "Forces",
  },
})
```

Docs: [MCP guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/mcp/developers.md)

## API proxy

For a Data.Police.UK endpoint with no pre-built tool, the proxy forwards your request with the connected user's credentials attached.

```bash
# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://data.police.uk/api/forces

curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9kYXRhLnBvbGljZS51ay9hcGkvZm9yY2Vz?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "x-pd-environment: production"
```

Docs: [API proxy guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/api-proxy.md)

## SDK

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "data_police_uk-fetch-forces",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    data_police_uk: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    forceId: "Forces",
  },
})
```

Docs: [Managed auth guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/managed-auth/quickstart.md) · [Tools guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/components.md)

## Actions (3)

### `data_police_uk-fetch-forces` — Fetch Forces (Read-only)

Get a list of police forces and contact information within a particular area. See the docs here

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/data-police-uk/actions/fetch-forces.md

### `data_police_uk-obtain-crime-outcomes` — Obtain Crime Outcomes (Write)

Access the specific outcomes of reported crimes within a given location and date range. See the docs here

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/data-police-uk/actions/obtain-crime-outcomes.md

### `data_police_uk-retrieve-crime-data` — Retrieve Crime Data (Read-only)

Obtain crime data for a specific location and date range. See the docs here

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/data-police-uk/actions/retrieve-crime-data.md

## Triggers (2)

### `data_police_uk-crime-reported` — New Crime Reported (Polling)

Emit new event when a new crime is reported in a specific area.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/data-police-uk/triggers/crime-reported.md

### `data_police_uk-street-level-crime-updated` — New Street Level Crime Updated (Polling)

Emit new event when a specific street level crime is updated.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/data-police-uk/triggers/street-level-crime-updated.md

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