Secured by Design - Interactive Toolkit

Low fencing, walls, landscaping and other boundary treatments define boundary control intended to help staff manage a site by physically restricting casual intrusion onto the site and channelling visitors to a formal entrance point in the perimeter. Such types of boundaries are generally not high enough or sufficiently resistant to intrusion to be classified as a secure boundary.

Secure boundaries have not been defined. There is easy access, no barriers, with fencing and landscaping not secure enough to deter criminal activity. Public footpaths immediately outside the boundary fencing can affect security. A number of entrances into the campus means vehicle and pedestrian access beyond the school entrance is not controlled enabling access for intruders.

Vehicles and pedestrians zones are not defined createing a security risk to the school and a dangerous environment for pupils and staff.

Physical barriers, such as ‘anti-ram’ bollards, are not used to protect building or site entrances in high crime locations - leaving the building open to criminal activity.

1.8m minimum security fence around perimeter to psychologically define ownership of space and distinguish between private and public land. A secure boundary can also provide for the security and safety of very young children, keeping them in and the ‘uninvited’ out.

Landscaping used to create clear separation between vehicle and pedestrian zones.

SBD prefers one entrance area at the perimeter of the site serving both vehicles and pedestrians or separate entrances that are located in close proximity to one another to aide mutual supervision. There should be clear demarcation between the roadway and the footway and a safety barrier between the two will be necessary.

Physical barriers, such as ‘anti-ram’ bollards, used to protect building or site entrances in high crime locations that are directly accessible from a public area.

Separate parking provided for staff in view of occupied offices and or classrooms. In areas of higher crime, it may be prudent to secure this facility with appropriate fencing and an automatic access-controlled gate, vehicle parking facilities comply with the police service’s ‘ParkMark’ criteria for safer car parks.