Situational Crime Prevention, Crime Mapping and Geographic Profiling for Ellison Street, Lancashire

Portfolio on the Situational Crime Prevention, Crime Mapping and Geographic Profiling
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Portfolio on the Situational Crime Prevention, Crime Mapping and Geographic Profiling
for Ellison Street, Lancashire
Introduction
Safety and security are the key rights of every citizen of any country in the world. It is the
responsibility of the state to provide its citizens with enough security and protection. Crime has
many negative effects in the society. It is the reason why economic growth is hampered, and
citizens of a country are obsessed with fear and instability. Places that are affected with crime
cannot develop socially and are not environmentally sustainable (Wortley & Townsley 2016).
Social life and business activity is greatly affected in areas where crime is prevalent.
Environmental criminology is a theory that holds that crime is influenced by an individual’s
immediate environment (Ainsworth 2013). The foundational principles of this theory argue that
the personal attributes of an individual may influence them to commit crimes. The concept of
crime has a strong correlation to the concept of sustainable communities since criminal activities
can also be prevalent in the following aspects: environmental, social and economic. These are the
three basic foundations of sustainability in the society.
The phrase, “prevention is better than cure is more applicable in security more than in any other
application.” It is always more wise to prevent a crime than to redress it. This must involve a n
environmental design. This means seeking for crime prevention through design. This particular
portfolio assesses Ellison Street security status and gives recommendations on how to prevent
crimes in the future.
Governments all around the world spend large amounts of money to prevent crimes year after
year. On the other hand, the cost of handling criminal cases through the jurisdiction process is
also significantly high. These funds would have been used elsewhere where they would have
been more productive (Rossmo 2012).

Ellison Street, Lancashire
Fig 1: Location
Ellison Street is located within the county of Lancashire which is in the North West region of the
UK. 182.55 miles North West from the center of London, 19.71 miles North from the center of
Manchester, 26.71 miles South East from the center of Lancaster and 34.07 miles West from the
center of Leeds.
Of the total incidents which were reported in 2018, a total of 158 crimes were recorded near or
on Ellison Street, making it 50 offences ahead of other crime hotspot areas. 54 crimes were
related to shoplifting. 54 % of crimes was accounted for Shoplifting, while anti-social behavior
made for 22.1%. However, there were no criminal damage reports, drugs or vehicle robbery
(Rossmo 2017).
This is highest figure for crimes in any street in England and Wales during 2018 alone. A small
public bar a few yards away from the street is the nation's most violent crime hotspot - with one
offence every after five hours. The majority of offences recorded in the area were theft related -
with 118 shoplifting cases, while others accounted for robbery and other crimes.

Ellison Street is one of the most highly human - densely populated street in the UK. During the
daytime, human traffic can make up to 250,000, with almost one million tourists and commuters
entering through the street daily (Weisburd, Bruinsma, & Bernasco 2009). Furthermore, the
presence of a couple of drinking bas and public garages along the street makes it more prone to
crimes than any other street.
However, the street records one of UK’s highest crime rates, most likely due to tourist activities
that take place along the street. This portfolio is a risk assessment of Ellison Street, which
assesses crime prevalence in the street, and gives recommendations and strategies for crime
prevention. Below is a map of Ellison Street.
Figure 2: Map of Ellison Street
Crime risk assessment for Ellison Street