Job Title: Designing Out Crime Officer - HC623963
Location: Netley
Salary: SO2, £40,383 - £42,612 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 17th May 2026 at 23.59 hours
Do you enjoy finding solutions to problems?
Are you interested in reducing crime through "secured by design" in the built environment?
We are looking for a someone who can provide specialist crime prevention advice and guidance relating to the built environment, using the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles and other crime prevention practices to minimise crime, disorder, the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour within the communities covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.
You will liaise with architects, designers and developers; promoting an awareness of the designing out crime service, NPCC approved crime prevention initiatives, including Secure by Design; to build awareness of the principles of crime prevention through design; and to build adoption of recommended standards and specifications and Provide specialist advice on the security, design and refurbishment of developments to influence their design standards and specifications in order to minimise crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour.
You will also act as conduit for all designing out crime issues that may include highways and licensing matters and not restricted solely to the planning process and engage with Local Authority planning departments to influence their prioritisation of reducing crime and the fear of crime as a key development principle, and to foster the incorporation of relevant policies in their local plan and other key documents relating to the Built environment.
If this sounds like the job for you please take a look at the full role profile Designing Out Crime Officer.
As members of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary police staff you will have access to a wide benefits package*, including but not limited to:
- Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities.
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days in addition to public holidays, rising to 29 after five years’ service.
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Retail, holiday and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure and Sports Club or Blue Light Card
- Excellent wellbeing support and access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff representation groups and inclusion network
- Eye test vouchers
Educated to QCF Level 4 OR work experience
deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.
To possess a knowledge of crime prevention theories and
community safety issues and their impact on the planning
and design process.
To have the ability to liaise with a variety of external
organisations, promoting and developing the work and
objectives of Hampshire Constabulary.
To have an understanding of the planning processes and
the ability to interpret drawn plans.
To have knowledge of current legislation impacting on
planning, community safety and designing out crime.
To be able to demonstrate experience in preparing and
giving presentations to a wide range of audiences, both in
visual and written form.
Confident in developing and implementing new initiatives
within the workplace.
Please contact the Recruitment Team at police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or on 02380 451611
Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.
