South London residents have been logging on in force to find out crime figures on their streets.
The new crime maps website, launched yesterday by the Home Office, details crime for specific postcodes and areas in the last month.
Categories of crime listed online include burglary, car crime and antisocial behaviour.
However, so great was demand for the information that the site crashed under the weight of some 17,000 visitors per minute.
But Minister for policing and criminal justice, Nick Herbert, said he was behind the scheme.
He said: "I have been an advocate of street-level crime mapping since seeing it work in Los Angeles so I am excited to see this website launched today, particularly as I believe it goes further and is more comprehensive than any other scheme.
"Police.uk will make England and Wales world leaders in this field, with every citizen able to access details about crimes on their streets.
"Together with the introduction of directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, we are giving people the information and power to hold their local forces to account and ensure that crime in their neighbourhood is driven down."
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