ABSTRACT
A leading figure in the movement, architect John Allpass, and was responsible for designing the first housing area in Denmark where creating safety and security was implicit in the design. Five miles out of Copenhagen, the Sibelius estate is still considered a model of the Designing Out Crime philosophy, shaped around: creating a social space where the natural surveillance of the people within it prevents crime; increasing people's attachment to an area; encouraging people to use common areas with seating, foyers, and lobbies that invite social contact; providing facilities for adults and young people in particular; and avoiding alleyways, hiding places, and blind spots, and only using locks, cameras, and physical barriers as a last resort. Avoiding alleyways hiding places and blind spots creating a social space.
