Design and crime
It is now widely recognised that there is a link between design and crime, and that careful attention to the planning of towns and to the design of estates and individual buildings can help to reduce crime.
Secured by Design is the UK Police flagship initiative supporting the principles of 'designing out crime' by use of effective crime prevention and security standards for a range of applications.
Waltham Forest's Community Safety team are working closely with police crime prevention officers to ensure that schools are advised on Secured by Design principles, car parks in the borough receive Secured by Design status, and that Secured by Design principles are integrated into the borough policy for the design of local authority buildings.
The planning department produce Supplementary Planning Guidance Notes on residential development Standards (which includes residential safety and security) and a Shopfront Design Guide which also includes advice on security. These are both available from the planning policy section.
Regeneration projects in the borough include areas such as safety and security within their development plans.
Click on the links to Blackhorse Lane and Walthamstow Town Centre projects to read more about the proposed developments.
Read more on security advice and support including information on ShopWatch which is an innovative new partnership bringing the retail industry and the police together in the fight against crime in stores and on the streets.
Contact us
Community Safety (Acquisitive Crime)
Safe and Strong Communities
Sycamore House
Waltham Forest Town Hall Complex
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JF
Tel 020 8496 3000
Email communitysafety@walthamforest.gov.uk
