High Cost Interventions
2. Street & Urban Planning
Utilising urban planning to create safe, inclusive environments for women and girls. Gender-responsive design considers how public spaces, transport systems, lighting, and infrastructure can either enable or deter violence. Key strategies include improved lighting & visibility, open sightlines, safe transport hubs & walkways, inclusive design (co-created with women). The outcome is reduced opportunities for harrassment and assault, increased public space usage by women, enhanced perception of safety and community trust.
Lighting upgrades (per km) £20-£50,000
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design(CPTED) redesign (per site) £30-£100,000
Community engagement & audits £5-£20,000
Transport hub safety improvements £50-£200,000
Total programme cost £100-£500,000
Planning & stakeholder engagement 2-4 months
Design & procurement 3-6 months
Implementation (site upgrades) 6-12 months
Monitoring & evaluation 2-3 months
Total rollout 12-24 months
Lighting & infrastructure upkeep £10,000-£50,000
Safety audits & community feedback £5,000-£15,000
Urban furniture & landscaping £10,000-£30,000
Annual Maintenance Costs £25,000-£95,000
Effectiveness
In line with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles, urban planning like improved lighting, reduces overall crime, encouraging a 21% reduction in violent crime. Closing unsafe footpaths and improving visibility is also shown to reduce crime, reducing opportunities for VAWG in public spaces. With 2/3 women aged 16-34 experiencing harassment in the last 12 months, environmental interventions are a 'promising' solution, but are not VAWG-specific, and are best used in tandem with other solutions.