Benefits of Micro-spatial Analysis

By understanding better why certain properties or situations are more susceptible to crime, better-targeted solutions might be developed. For instance:

• Analysis of entry points used in a cluster of burglaries might indicate a design flaw in a particular type of door, window or lock, or the need for an alley-gating scheme.

• Analysis of the location of street robberies might indicate the need for additional lighting in certain public areas.

• An analysis of types of property burgled might indicate the particular vulnerability of houses of multiple occupancy and the need for schemes targeted on the private rented housing sector.

• An analysis of criminal damage might indicate that changes in the allocation of agency resources (e.g. bin collection twice a week) would improve natural surveillance.

• Analysis of patterns of crime in car park can be used to make best use of lighting, CCTV or change the traffic flow.

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