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When designing buildings, architects have numerous things to consider. Designing out crime is just one of these things. The physical environment contributes to the risk of a building or its contents from being attacked. Inappropriate design or choice of materials may provide easier targets for the criminal.
The Crime Prevention Design Advisor is able to offer professional risk management advice, at the design stage, on all aspects of security of a development. This will necessitate close liaison with architects, developers and the City of London's Planning Department (opens in a new window).
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a crime reduction strategy acknowledging that layout and design of the built environment can create or reduce opportunities for criminal behaviour. Simple methods, such as the defining of boundaries by either physical or symbolic barriers can make a considerable difference to individual perception of the territoriality of premises. Attention to natural surveillance, lighting and physical security are other important factors.
"Secured by Design" (SBD) is a police initiative to encourage the building industry to adopt crime prevention measures in development design to assist in reducing the opportunity for crime and fear of crime, creating a safer and more secure environment to live and work. Developers who gain SBD approval are then presented with a major marketing opportunity. They are entitled to use the official SBD logo in their literature and advertising.
More information on Secured by Design and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design can be obtained from the City of London Police Crime Prevention Design Advisor on 020 7601 2784 or email CounterTerrorismSection@cityoflondon.police.uk.
Visit the Secured by Design website at www.securedbydesign.com (opens in a new window).
