The online map provides statistics for burglary, robbery, violence, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour.
Details of neighbourhood police teams and their local priorities, as well as information about events such as crime prevention meetings, will also be added to the map.
Development of the map was carried out by the NPIA and police forces in England and Wales. Policing and crime minister David Hanson claimed the project will help build links between police and citizens.
"We know the public want this information, which will allow them to hold the police to account and help create an even more responsive and effective service," he said.
Steve Mortimore, NPIA deputy chief executive, said: "Fear of crime is known to outstrip the reality. The crime map will give people the facts about local crime and what forces are doing about it. It is crucial way of improving the efforts to tackle local crime, since communities that are involved in policing help reduce crime and bring more offenders to justice."
The national system follows the launch of individual crime maps by all 43 police forces in England and Wales.
