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Secured by Design (SBD) is the national police crime prevention initiative.
The housing boom of the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, led to homes being built quickly and cheaply, often with little consideration give to security. Crime increased significantly, particularly burglary. In response, the Police Service set up SBD in 1989 and since it was launched SBD have built up a wealth of experience promoting crime prevention and security through active involvement in local communities - constantly adapting the advice to keep pace with changing patterns of criminal behaviour.
As a national crime prevention scheme, SBD has achieved significant successes. In our work with National Government, we have influenced national planning policy to embed crime prevention in the planning process and established police security standards in the building and construction industry.
SBD work to include proven crime prevention techniques and measures into the layout and landscaping of new developments and also work to improve the physical security of buildings using products, such as doors, windows, locks and walling systems that meet SBD security requirements.
This has led to more than one million homes built to SBD crime prevention standards across the UK - that’s 30% of all new homes built - with reductions in crime of up to 87% year-on-year as reported by Police Scotland in 2017.
Key to such achievements is the network of SBD trained Designing Out Crime Officers based in Police Forces and local authorities around the UK, who specialise in designing out crime and who liaise with local authority planners, developers and architects to design out crime at the planning stage in a wide range of building sectors. A number of local authorities have even gone so far as to introduce SBD standards as a planning requirement.
SBD’s most iconic buildings include the 2012 London Olympics site, the 2014 Commonwealth Games Village, Wembley Stadium, the National Stadium of Wales, and the Scottish and Welsh Assembly Buildings.
It is important for building of all types to be physically secure to deter criminal activity, reduce crime and keep people safe.
This is why SBD has worked with businesses, the construction industry and standards authorities at home and abroad for many years to develop an effective security standard - our Police Preferred Specification.
This ensures that products not only have been tested to relevant security standards but also are fully certified by an independent, third-party certification body accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
Our Police Preferred Specification requires regular re-tests and inspections of the manufacturer’s production facility to ensure the correct processes, and product quality and performance, remain at the highest levels.
Working in partnership with the industry to encourage advancements in manufacturing processes and materials as well as product design and new technology, has ensured we have kept pace with changing patterns or criminal behaviour. Since SBD launched 30 years ago, there has been an overall reduction in property crime of 60% (Office of National Statistics, Nov 2014).
WHY JOIN SBD? •
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SBD represents a powerful, trusted police brand which inspires greater public confidence in your products.
SBD has an established Police Preferred Specification accreditation scheme which is awarded only to products that meet our security requirements.
SBD is the only way for companies to obtain police accreditation for security- related products in the UK.
The police service signpost customers looking for security products to the SBD website where a comprehensive list of companies that produce products that meet SBD Police Preferred Specification can be found.
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