Data Sources & Attribution
Polisphere uses publicly available data from UK government bodies. All data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Nomis
Labour market statistics including employment, unemployment, earnings, and claimant count data at local authority level.
- Attribution:
- Source: Nomis, Office for National Statistics
- Licence:
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Metrics:
- Employment rate, unemployment rate, median earnings, claimant count
data.police.uk
Street-level crime and outcomes data for Police Forces in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
- Attribution:
- Source: data.police.uk — Home Office
- Licence:
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Metrics:
- Total crime rate, crime category breakdowns, crime trends
HM Land Registry
Price paid data for property transactions in England and Wales.
- Attribution:
- Source: HM Land Registry — Crown Copyright
- Licence:
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Metrics:
- Median house price, transaction volumes
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in England, covering income, employment, education, health, crime, housing, and living environment.
- Attribution:
- Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Licence:
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Metrics:
- IMD decile, income deprivation, employment deprivation, education deprivation, health deprivation, crime deprivation
ONS Census 2021
Census 2021 data for England and Wales providing detailed population characteristics including ethnicity, religion, country of birth, and language.
- Attribution:
- Source: Office for National Statistics — Census 2021
- Licence:
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Metrics:
- Population by ethnicity, religion, country of birth, main language, national identity
OHID Fingertips (Public Health England)
Public health data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities including life expectancy, obesity, smoking prevalence, and health outcomes.
- Attribution:
- Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
- Licence:
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Metrics:
- Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, obesity, smoking prevalence, self-reported health
ONS Local Area Migration Indicators
Internal and international migration data at local authority level, including net migration flows and non-UK born population.
- Attribution:
- Source: Office for National Statistics
- Licence:
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Metrics:
- Internal migration inflow/outflow, international migration, non-UK born population
ONS Open Geography Portal
Geographic boundary data and postcode lookups used to map areas and resolve postcodes to local authority districts.
- Attribution:
- Source: Office for National Statistics
- Licence:
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Metrics:
- Geographic boundaries, postcode lookups, area hierarchy
Polisphere is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the data providers listed above. Data is reproduced under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0. For official figures, always refer to the original source.