Get street-level crime data for a postcode area.
AI agents call get_crime_by_postcode to retrieve information from GovUK MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves publicly available crime statistics for a given postcode. It performs a lookup operation without modifying, executing, or destroying any data. The data returned is typically already public through UK government crime statistics dashboards.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_crime_by_postcode' and description 'Get street-level crime data for a postcode area' indicate a retrieval operation.
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Get street-level crime data for a postcode area. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GovUK MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GovUK MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_crime_by_postcode: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches GovUK MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_crime_by_postcode is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_crime_by_postcode rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_crime_by_postcode. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_crime_by_postcode is provided by the GovUK MCP Server MCP server (stealth-labs-ltd/govuk-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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