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History of burglary

ILikePretzels
ILikePretzels Posts: 22 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Does anyone know if it's possible to find out if a property has been burgled recently?

I viewed a basement flat this week and spotted some broken window-glass (thick, flat glass). When I asked the agent if the place had ever been burgled, he claimed that it must be a broken wine glass.

It would be useful to know before I start getting insurance quotes.
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  • DRP
    DRP Posts: 4,287 Forumite
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    Police.uk ?

    It is done by postcode but gives crime stats by month.
  • ILikePretzels
    ILikePretzels Posts: 22 Forumite
    DRP wrote: »
    Police.uk ?

    Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately Police.uk doesn't cover Scotland.

    It may not be possible to be as specific as I'd like to be, but it was worth a shot.
  • beecher2
    beecher2 Posts: 3,677 Forumite
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    You could ask the neighbours?
  • DRP
    DRP Posts: 4,287 Forumite
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    ILikePretzels wrote: »
    Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately Police.uk doesn't cover Scotland.

    It may not be possible to be as specific as I'd like to be, but it was worth a shot.

    Most police forces have email/social media accounts. Maybe ask if there is an equivalent to police.uk ?
  • GolfFoxtrot
    GolfFoxtrot Posts: 182 Forumite
    DRP wrote: »
    Police.uk ?

    It is done by postcode but gives crime stats by month.

    If we're talking about a crime in the last week it won't be on there yet. Also not all calls to the police end up as "crimes" so police.uk isn't always a fair representation anyway.
  • Annie1960
    Annie1960 Posts: 3,009 Forumite
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    Local Neighbourhood Watch police contact?
  • beecher2
    beecher2 Posts: 3,677 Forumite
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    DRP wrote: »
    Most police forces have email/social media accounts. Maybe ask if there is an equivalent to police.uk ?

    We don't have crime maps in Scotland.
  • ILikePretzels
    ILikePretzels Posts: 22 Forumite
    beecher2 wrote: »
    You could ask the neighbours?

    :) or the current tenants.

    I didn't have time after the viewing and it's an hour's drive away from where we are just now, so I was hoping for a quick web search/phone call instead.
  • ILikePretzels
    ILikePretzels Posts: 22 Forumite
    Annie1960 wrote: »
    Local Neighbourhood Watch police contact?

    I hadn't thought of that. Good idea!
  • jonewer
    jonewer Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    You wont be able to obtain crime data down to that kind of level as it would identify individual victims and breach the DPA.
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