Simpson Associates Hotspot Policing with Geospatial Data Analytics
Predict. Prevent. Protect. Activate Proactive Policing and Solve Crime Hotspots with Data Analytics.
What is Hotspot Policing with Geospatial Data Analytics?
Across the UK, police forces face an escalating challenge: crime patterns are shifting faster than traditional methods can keep pace, while budgets tighten and public expectations continue to rise.
Police resources are too often deployed based on broad statistics or instinct, leading to misallocated efforts that dilute impact. Without clear visibility into when and where activity will surge, police resources risk being overstretched and critical opportunities lost.
The cost is not just financial – it’s measured in community safety and operational effectiveness.
As a trusted data partner for over 60% of UK police forces, Simpson Associates helps forces establish a new standard for intelligence-led deployment. Our hotspot policing solution uses advanced analytics to transform raw crime data into actionable intelligence. We use sophisticated geospatial mapping to plot every reported incident; visualisation tools reveal statistically significant clusters of activity that might otherwise remain hidden.
Historical trends – such as time of day, day of week, and environmental factors – are then analysed to reveal the conditions under which activity concentrates. These insights open the opportunity for effective demand forecasting through optimised resource planning and allocation, ensuring officers are positioned precisely where they are needed.
Beyond deployment, near real-time dashboards create a continuous feedback loop. Forces can track outcomes, refine strategies, and confidently report measurable progress to the Home Office. The result is a proactive, efficient, and evidence-based policing model that maximises every officer, every shift, and every pound by measurably reducing crime.
Benefits & Deliverables:
Reduce Crime in Priority Areas: Target patrols based on geospatial analytics to help lower incidents of knife crime, anti-social behaviour, and other high-priority offences.
Optimise Resources: Do more with less by focusing officers where and when they are needed most – backed by clear, evidence-based analysis.
Proactive, Not Reactive: Shift from after-the-fact responses to a modern approach that anticipates high-risk areas using historical and current data patterns.
Robust Reporting to the Home Office: Deliver clear evidence of strategy effectiveness through automated reporting and data-driven impact measurement.
Data Integration & Pipelines
Unify data estates, accelerate analytics, and enable scalable, secure sharing using a range of leading technologies, including Microsoft Fabric, to support evidence-based policing.
Geospatial Data & Hotspot Analysis
Deploy geospatial insights to identify crime clusters and temporal patterns, providing actionable intelligence for strategic policing decisions.
Patrol Optimisation & Resource Allocation
Transform data-driven insights into optimised patrol schedules through advanced analytics and visualisation tools – enhancing operational efficiency and frontline effectiveness.
Impact Evaluation & Reporting
Deliver secure, interactive dashboards and automated reporting pipelines to track intervention outcomes and demonstrate measurable impact.
Who should use the Simpson Associates Hotspot Policing with Geospatial Data Analytics?
The Simpson Associates Hotspot Policing with Geospatial Data Analytics is ideal for policing leaders who:
Want to allocate resources strategically and demonstrate measurable reductions in crime.
Need a secure, data-driven platform to visualise crime hotspots and support operational decisions.
Want to strengthen accountability by delivering clear evidence of effectiveness to the Home Office and local communities.
Need a trusted data partner with deep experience across UK policing to accelerate implementation and results.
Outcomes
Our Hotspot policing with Geospatial Data Analytics solution enables faster, smarter decision-making, reducing crime in high-risk areas. It’s a proven path to proactive, evidence-based policing that maximises every resource and strengthens public trust.
Why Simpson Associates?
Simpson Associates is a trusted data partner for over 60% of UK police forces, with a proven record in data modernisation, advanced analytics, and AI. Named Microsoft Partner of the Year for our groundbreaking project with TOEX (Tackling Organised Exploitation), we bring award-winning expertise to policing.
As a Microsoft Solutions Partner and Databricks Partner, we combine best-in-class technologies with deep policing knowledge to deliver secure, actionable insights.
Whether integrating multiple data sources or enabling advanced geospatial mapping and hotspot analysis, we transform complex information into clear intelligence. Our solutions empower forces to deploy resources with precision, reduce crime in high-demand areas, and demonstrate measurable impact.
Transform Your Approach to Crime Reduction
Book your free consultation with our specialist policing data experts.
Unlock the power of data-driven hotspot policing. We map the strategy to leverage geospatial intelligence for precise resource deployment and deliver measurable crime reduction.