Met.police.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.26 s
File size
174.60 kB
Words
626
Media files
9
Number of links
74 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Metropolitan Police
The length of the page title is perfect. (243 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Police service for the Greater London area, (excluding City of London) and its 8.6 million residents. Report a crime, get advice and find out about the Met.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (942 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
descriptionPolice service for the Greater London area, (excluding City of London) and its 8.6 million residents. Report a crime, get advice and find out about the Met.
format-detectiontelephone=no
keywordsReport,Tell us about,Request,Apply or register,Thanks and complaints,Feedback,Contact us
msapplication-TileColor#FFFFFF
msapplication-TileImage/SysSiteAssets/media/images/brand/met/met-logo-favicon.png?w=144&h=144
langen-gb
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleHome
twitter:descriptionYour local police force - online. Report a crime, contact us and other services, plus crime prevention advice, crime news, appeals and statistics.
twitter:imagehttps://www.met.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/images/about-us/met/the-yard/scotland-yard-image-social-default.png?crop=(15,0,585,300)&w=600&h=300&scale=both
twitter:image:altHome
og:urlhttps://www.met.police.uk/
og:titleHome
og:descriptionYour local police force - online. Report a crime, contact us and other services, plus crime prevention advice, crime news, appeals and statistics.
og:imagehttps://www.met.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/images/about-us/met/the-yard/scotland-yard-image-social-default.png?crop=(15,0,585,300)&w=600&h=300&scale=both
og:typewebsite
og:localeen_GB
x-ua-compatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Your cookie preferences have been saved. You can update your cookie se...
This page contains 626 words. That's ok.
35% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
9 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.14 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...es/brand/met/home/home-page-1920x593.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s/media/images/brand/met/met-logo-50.pngGo to Metropolitan Police homepage
...ntent/met/hendon-86-no-nos-640x320px.jpgThe London Race Action Plan
...paigns/2024/xmas-tree-appeal-640x320.jpgA child putting a hat on a snowman
...ges/brand/met/home/become-pc-640x320.jpgTwo officers walking in central London
...rand/met/home/new-met-for-london-394.jpgA New Met for London 2023-2025
...h-web-vawg-imagery-tile-main-640x394.jpga woman looking across a city horizon
...met/pcsos/pcso-homepage-medb-640x394.jpgBecome a police community support officer
...rand/met/home/changeneedsyou_640x394.jpgPolice officer with 'Change Needs You' written across the image

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to the Metropolitan Police website
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to the Metropolitan Police website
H2 Cookies
H2 Welcome
H2 What's happening in your area?
H2 From the Met
H2 Footer navigation
H3 Find your area
H3 Rebuilding trust with Black Londoners
H3 Met Christmas Tree Appeal 2024
H3 Become a police constable
H3 A New Met for London
H3 Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) action plan - summer 2024 update
H3 Join us as a PCSO
H3 'Change Needs You' recruitment campaign
H3 Report domestic abuse
H3 Stalking and harassment
H3 Report a missing person
H3 The Met's Children Strategy
H3 Metropolitan Police
H3 Information and services
H3 Partners
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.google.co.uk/External Subdomain Quickly exit this site by pressing the Escape key Leave this site
/link/577c7b8f31e941f0b0d05266...Cookies notice
/hyg/c/cookies/Accept cookies
/hyg/c/cookies/Reject cookies
/hyg/c/cookies/Customise cookies
/hyg/c/cookies/cookies page
/hyg/c/cookies/Text duplicate cookies page
https://www.met.police.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.met.police.uk/Anchor Skip to main navigation
https://www.met.police.uk/IMG-ALT Go to Metropolitan Police homepage
A-TITLE home page
https://www.met.police.uk/Anchor Report
/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-repor...Crime
/ro/report/domestic-abuse/a1/r...Domestic abuse
/advice/advice-and-information...Road traffic incident
/ro/report/asb/asb-v3/report-a...Report antisocial behaviour
/ro/report/mp/v3.1/report-a-mi...Missing person
/ro/report/fo/v1/fraud/Fraud
/ro/report/report-spiking/v2/r...Spiking
/ro/report/stalking-harassment...Stalking or harassment
/ro/report/lp/lost-or-found-pr...Lost or found property
/ro/report/lsv/report-lost-or-...Lost or stolen vehicles
/ro/report/hate-crime/informat...Hate crime
/ro/report/See all reporting services
https://www.met.police.uk/Anchor Tell us about
/tua/tell-us-about/ath/possibl...Tell us about possible terrorist activity
/tua/tell-us-about/soh/seen-or...How to tell us about something you've seen or heard
/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us...An existing case or report
/tua/tell-us-about/eo/af/event...A procession or event you are planning
/advice/advice-and-information...Filming
https://www.met.police.uk/Anchor Apply or register
/car/careers/Careers
/ar/applyregister/ccl/met/appl...Apply for a charity collection licence
/ar/applyregister/vc/compensat...Compensation for victims of crime
/ar/applyregister/fao/af/fal-v...Firearm, shotgun or explosives certificate
/advice/advice-and-information...Attend a misconduct hearing
https://www.met.police.uk/Anchor Request
/rqo/request/cr/v1/request-col...A collision report
/rqo/request/ipl/request-intel...Intellectual property (IP) licence
/rqo/request/comp/request-comp...Compensation for something the police have done
/rqo/request/fp/af/your-finger...Your fingerprints
/rqo/request/ri/request-inform...Information: about the police, about yourself or someone else
/rqo/request/update/request-an...Request an update
/contact/af/contact-us-forms/g...Request a crime reference number
https://www.met.police.uk/Anchor Thanks and complaints
/fo/feedback/fw/feedback-about...Feedback about the website
/fo/feedback/complaints/compla...Complaints
/fo/feedback/thanks/forms/v1/t...Say thanks
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...Rebuilding trust with Black Londoners The London Race Action Plan outlines the next steps in the Met’s mission to become an anti-racist organisation and a se...
IMG-ALT The London Race Action Plan
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...Met Christmas Tree Appeal 2024 Donate to The Childhood Trust and help keep vulnerable children safe this Christmas. Campaigns
IMG-ALT A child putting a hat on a snowman
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...Become a police constable We offer multiple entry routes to join us as a regular or volunteer police constable. Careers
IMG-ALT Two officers walking in central London
/notices/met/a-new-met-for-lon...A New Met for London The two year plan on how the Met will deliver more trust, less crime, and high standards has been launched. About us
IMG-ALT A New Met for London 2023-2025
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) action plan - summer 2024 update Find out what we've been doing to tackle VAWG. About us
IMG-ALT a woman looking across a city horizon
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...Join us as a PCSO Join us as a police community support officer and make a positive difference to the lives of Londoners every day. Careers
IMG-ALT Become a police community support officer
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...'Change Needs You' recruitment campaign Find out more about our new campaign, inspiring changemakers to join the Met. Campaigns
IMG-ALT Police officer with 'Change Needs You' written across the image
/ro/report/domestic-abuse/a1/r...Report domestic abuse Online service
/advice/advice-and-information...Stalking and harassment Advice
/ro/report/mp/v2/report-missin...Report a missing person Online service
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...The Met's Children Strategy About us
/contact/af/contact-us-beta/co...Contact us
/contact/find-a-police-station/Find a police station
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...Careers at the Met
/police-forces/metropolitan-po...About the Met
http://news.met.police.uk/External Subdomain News
/hyg/fpnm/privacy/Privacy notice
/hyg/c/cookies/Cookies
/hyg/terms-conditions/Terms and conditions
/hyg/accessibility/Accessibility
http://www.newscotlandyardshop...New window External Subdomain Met shop
/advice/advice-and-information/Advice and information
/cp/crime-prevention/Crime prevention
/sd/stats-and-data/Stats and data
/foi-ai/af/accessing-information/Accessing information (FOI)
/ro/report/Text duplicate Report
/tua/tell-us-about/Text duplicate Tell us about
/ar/applyregister/Text duplicate Apply or register
/rqo/request/Text duplicate Request
/fo/feedback/Feedback
https://www.police.uk/New window External Police.uk
https://www.askthe.police.uk/New window External Subdomain Ask the Police
https://www.london.gov.uk/New window External Subdomain Mayor of London
https://www.facebook.com/metpo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/MetpoliceukNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/m...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/metp...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0...New window External No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.met.police.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.26 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (175 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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expiresMon, 23 Dec 2024 16:10:42 GMT
last-modifiedMon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:42 GMT
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content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'none'
qrT2xF9
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsDENY
set-cookie262 Characters
servercloudflare
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 9,509 referring domains.
This page has 753,751 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 5,976 different ip addresses.

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www.met.police.uk
Home | Metropolitan Police
Police service for the Greater London area, (excluding City of London) and its 8.6 million residents. Report a crime, get advice and find out about the Met.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

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Metropolitan Police79%Check
Metropolitan68%Check
London58%Check
Report54%Check
area54%Check
Welcome54%Check
site52%Check
Find50%Check
website50%Check
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