Crime research: Creating safe places to live through design
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- Date
- 15 Dec
Taken from the Design Council website:
The Design Council are encouraging all who are involved in the design of new developments to read and use these case studies and the briefing papers. With the changes underway in the planning system under the Localism bill, there are likely to be wider range of possible stakeholders involved in developing new neighbourhoods. Community groups developing neighbourhood plans and community right to build proposals will wish to learn more alongside planning and design professionals and police crime prevention design advisors.
Click here to read the full article of the Design Council website.
Briefing notes can be found on :
The impact of the design of car parking on crime
The impact of connectivity and through-movement on crime
Using case studies to assess the impact of housing design on crime
Further Information
- Residential Design and Crime Briefing Notes
From the University of Huddersfield who led the research project. - Building for Life
Building for Life is the national standard for well-designed homes and neighbourhoods. - Housing audit 2005 North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber
Summarising CABE's 2005 audit of design quality in new private housing developments across the north of England, with recommendations on how to raise design standards. - Feedback