Applying for SBD Site Registration

Secured by Design achieves a reduction of crime risk by combining minimum standards of physical security and well-tested principles of natural surveillance and defensible space.

Applications for a Secured by Design Award or other designing-out-crime advice on building developments should be made to the Police Architectural Liaison Officer (ALO), sometimes called a Crime Prevention Design Advisor, for the area where the premises are to be built. The ALO will require copies of plans and schedules of security specifications.

Details of SBD requirements may be found on our Design Guides page. It is essential that consultation takes place at the earliest opportunity, preferably at the design stage and before planning permission is sought. Points of contact for each area are available through our UK Police pages. If you have problems contacting the police force concerned please call ACPO CPI.

To apply for a site or development award please fill in the relevant form below and forward it to your local Police ALO contact.

Residential Application Form 2007

If you are a developer or property owner and your new property, or refurbishment of existing properties has received an award you may use the logo to promote that specific development or refurbishment. You may not use the logo in respect of any other development or to promote a company generally.

Every effort will be made to assist developers achieve the award. However, if the application is rejected and you feel you have been treated unfairly or a particular point of failure is in dispute you may appeal against the decision. For details contact ACPO CPI.

Secured by Design does not guarantee that a particular area will be crime-proof but indicates that the site has been subject to a design process and improved level of security which, in the experience of the police service and other agencies, have been shown to significantly reduce the risks of crime and the fear of crime.