safePostcode

Safe Postcode is a demonstration of an API integration designed by @pedsm and @jonathanballs with the intention of making teaching the concept of APIs to programming students.

Safe postcode uses 2 publicaly avaliable APIs in order to fetch crimes reported around a certain area.

1. Postcodes.io a postcode api for the UK
2. UK Police API the UK police open api

How it works

Safe postcode uses postcodes.io in order to fetch the latitude and longitude of a particular postcode

http https://postcodes.io/postcodes/SW1A%201AA

Then uses the result to create a query to the UK police api

http https://data.police.uk/api/crimes-at-location\?lat\=51.501009\&lng\=-0.141588

This is an intresting way of teaching begginers about what APIs can do in a way that generates something relatable.

Built with

• React.js - Frontend framework
• Next.js - Server side rendering for React.js
• Vercel - Serverless deployment service