Developers & Professionals
These following sections are for architects, police officers, local authority, surveyors, planners, housing association and developers and includes information on Secured by Design, award guides, forms, research and policy documents.
The Secured by Design membership scheme currently includes over 400 companies whose products have been awarded 'Police Preferred Specification' status. Product categories range from doors, locks, windows, asset marking and control, stolen vehicle tracking, computer security, forensic trace products, fencing and much more.
The principles of Secured by Design have been proven to achieve a reduction of crime risk by up to 60%, by combining minimum standards of physical security and well-tested principles of natural surveillance and defensible space.
Contact your local Crime Prevention Design Advisor
Discussions with the local Crime Prevention Design Advisor (also Police Architectural Liaison Officer) are preferably done at the design stage, before planning permission is sought, so as to incorporate crime prevention from the start. The information and advisors/officer's time is free of charge.
