The scheme and the award have been developed by the Association of Chief Police Officers Crime Prevention Initiatives (ACPO CPI). ACPO Crime Prevention Initiatives is a not-for profit Company established in 1999 to manage Secured by Design and similar crime prevention initiatives at a national level.

ACPO CPI is funded through partnerships with licensed companies whose products meet technical standards identified by ACPO CPI. Door manufacturers can apply for the Secured by Design award if their doors have been certified by an independent UKAS accredited body and tested against PAS 23-1: 1999 Fitness for Purpose and PAS 24-1: 1999 Enhanced Security.

Secured by Design in the community is achieved by

• Applying design against crime principles to the built environment
• Addressing crime through technology, design and planning
• Identifying a range of technologies, meeting tests and evaluations that indicate resistance to criminal attack

Independent research shows that housing estates that comply with Secured by Design experience less burglary, car crime and violent crime than non compliant estates. Figures show that Secured by Design can reduce burglary and car crime by 50% and criminal damage by 25%.

The Home Office New Crime Strategy published in July 2007 to address crime and crime prevention refers to Secured by Design as promoting good practice in using the planning system to ensure that designers and builders consider crime prevention measures during the design stage of their proposals.

Secured by Design has been particularly successful within the public sector, encouraging local authorities, housing associations and governing bodies to embrace the scheme and specify SBD compliance as a requirement in relevant tenders.

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