Local information requirements: Crime impact statement

Types of application that require this information:

Residential

• Residential development (new or conversions) where ten or more units are created
• New build or conversion to student accommodation where six or more units are created
• New build schemes or conversions for supported housing e.g. rest homes, nursing homes and hostels

Office, industrial or warehousing

• Any scheme where 500sqm gross or more of floor space is created

Retail

• Any retail scheme where 500sqm gross or more of floor space is created

Community facilities

• All schools new or significant extensions thereof where 500sqm gross or more of floor space is created
• All health facilities new or significant extensions thereof where 500sqm gross or more of floor space is created
• Community centres or meeting halls
• Religious buildings
• Day nurseries or crèches

Leisure or recreation

• All new leisure or recreation facilities, both public and private, or significant extensions thereof where 500sqm gross or more of floor space is created
• Stadia
• Public open space e.g. parks, canal developments

Other commercials

• Any of the following new developments or where significant extensions of 150sqm gross to existing uses are proposed
• Restaurants and cafes
• Drinking establishments
• Hot food takeaways

Transport infrastructure

• New train or tram stations or significant alterations or extensions to existing facilities
• New bus or coach stations or significant alterations or extensions to existing facilities
• All free standing and multi storey car parks

Other

• Any development that is deemed an economic key point (EKP - an installation where it is considered that the loss of products or services it provides would have a widespread and critical economic or social consequence eg water, electricity)
• Any new builds or change of use applications which may be considered to have a detrimental effect on crime levels in the area.

Details of what should be included:

The crime impact statement must demonstrate how the development will achieve an appropriate standard of security, based on the Secured by Design Initiative. The crime impact statement must:

• Be provided by a third party that is able to offer an impartial and objective view
• Highlight crime and disorder issues in the immediate vicinity of the development
• Include crime statistics and analysis
• Offer bespoke crime prevention advice to minimize the risk to future users of the development and also consider the impact of the new development on the surrounding community
• Ensure that the personal safety of users is considered, both the approach to and throughout the development
• Identify risks to the proposed site and demonstrate how they can be mitigated
• Consider the impact on the local police force (eg access routes both vehicular and pedestrian)
• Identify design solutions based on analysis of the crime issues in the area that will reduce the proposals vulnerability to crime
• Help an applicant to adapt a development to avoid/ or reduce the adverse affects of crime and disorder and reduce the long-term resource costs for the local authority and the wider community

In order to achieve the points above it will be essential that the author of the report has access to up to date raw crime data material pertinent to the proposed scheme (for example, individual site analysis). Furthermore, it is recommended that the author:

• Have sufficient amount of hours of relevant crime prevention experience
• Contact appropriate police departments when producing the CIS eg Design for Security, GMP emergency planning, GMP counter terrorism unit
• Have a record of continuing crime prevention compulsory professional development (CPD)

Details of authors and reviewers and their relevant competencies must be identified within the report.