B3.5 Safe and secure design

Safe and secure design helps people feel comfortable within their surroundings. By ensuring streets, open spaces, and active travel routes are well overlooked, natural surveillance can create a sense of watchfulness without feeling intrusive. Thoughtful integration of safety measures helps to support this balance, making spaces feel welcoming and attractive to use. When safety is built into the design, communities become places where everyone can move freely and confidently, day and night.