Crime prevention through environmental design is based on the idea that peoples’ behaviour within the urban environment, particularly in terms of the possibility of offending, as well as an individual’s perceptions about their safety, is influenced by the design of that environment.

The Designing Out Crime Planning guidelines are intended to provide local government, government agencies, town centre management, the development industry and planning and design practitioners with an understanding of the principles of designing out crime and crime prevention in their local areas.

The guidelines are relevant to all forms of development at all stages of planning, design and implementation.  The guidelines provide a framework for policy development and implementation.  The guidelines do not override current statutory policy but rather identify concepts and approaches to improve design of the environment.

Designing Out Crime Planning Guidelines report