Retailers Crime Prevention Toolkit
A free crime prevention toolkit for retailers has been designed at the request of the Home Office, through a collaboration between the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) and Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Police CPI). The toolkit aims to provide useful information and guidance to support businesses in keeping safe from crime and helping to prevent crime impacting staff.
AURA Joins Secured by Design with its Technology Driven Security Platform
AURA UK’s global technology platform for rapid security response, has achieved Secured by Design accreditation, having met the rigorous testing standards required by policing.
Free RIBA Approved CPD for Architects, Planners & Developers, October & November 2025
The Police Crime Prevention Academy are running free RIBA Approved CPD sessions on Secured by Design in October and November 2025.
Police CPI at National Association of Business Crime Partnerships conference
Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Police CPI) will be a key participant at the National Association of Business Crime Partnerships (NABCP) conference in Birmingham on Thursday, 9 October.
Nottingham HMO Wins Gold and Sets a New Standard in Crime Prevention Design
A 13-bed property comprising of two independent HMO’s, on Newgate Lane, in Nottinghamshire is one of the first to include a local planning condition requiring Secured by Design (SBD) products and standards throughout - and has gone on to achieve a Secured by Design Gold Award.
SAS Security Products join Secured by Design with their Range of Anti-Theft Solutions
SAS Security Products, specialists in vehicle and property security products, is the latest company to join Secured by Design, the official national police security initiative.
Making parks a place of safety for everyone: New guidance paves the way for women and girls
Parks offer everyone a vital connection to nature and a place to relax, be active and socialise. Across the UK there are an estimated 27,000 parks and green spaces, but for many people they don't always feel safe. Women are three times more likely than men to feel uneasy in parks, and that sense of unease only deepens after dark.
Professional Cyclist Hannah Barnes Chooses Secured by Design Member Asgard for Bike Security
British professional cyclist and adventurer Hannah Barnes has recently chosen an Asgard bike storage unit, following the theft of equipment from her previous garden shed.
Police CPI supports National Problem Solving Conference 2025
Police CPI is again supporting this year's National Problem Solving Conference and Tilley Awards, held from 29 September to 1 October.
VARS Technology Achieves Secured by Design Accreditation for Fuel Theft Prevention
Forecourt and retail security specialist VARS Technology, based in Blackpool, is the latest company to join Secured by Design with its Fuel Theft Prevention software.
Police CPI at International Security Expo 2025
Next week, from 30 September to 1 October, Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Police CPI) will be at the International Security Expo in London. We'll be there to highlight our various programs focused on crime prevention and reducing demand on police resources, as well as our work supporting government and law enforcement.
Top Accreditation for Samson Security’s Alarm Receiving Centre
Samson Security Ltd have received Secured by Design accreditation for their in-house Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC).