The COI announced this week that Joe public is now able to track crime trends in their area through online maps across the 43 websites of all police forces across the country.
It's a bit like using Google maps, only instead of finding your nearest frappuccino supplier, you get to see just what a crime hotspot, in my case, you actually have the misfortune to live in.
I was delighted to find out that Hackney Borough has an "average" crime rate according to the Met figures, but if you go right down to my sub ward, effectively mine and a couple of other apparently mean streets, the figures rocket, even by Hackney's standards.
I now fear for the safety of the organic fruit sellers and mother's clubs of Stoke Newington, I really do.
Quite what opportunities this presents to media organisations, one can only imagine. In my particular little slice of heaven I'm expecting a flurry of door drops for everything from secure windows suppliers to personal minders.
If you're a Londoner, check for yourself at the Met's map, only be prepared for a few restless nights depending on the results.
