Security Manager - Loughborough University

Roger Kennedy

A unique campus, a unique atmosphere

The largest single-site campus in the UK

with over 437 acres

Over 5,500 students living in halls on (or very close to) the campus

creating a friendly and exciting atmosphere

Winner of the Times Higher Education ‘Best Student Experience’ poll for four years running

equal first for ‘Best Security’

Campus Crime

Crime Reported at the University - 2007

Burglary 48

Theft of Cycles 72

Theft from Cycles 20

Other Theft 68

Other Crimes 102

Total 310

Cycle Related Crime

Cycle Crime = 29% of campus crime

Cycle Crime = largest volume crime occurring

Evidence of use in commission of other crime

6 Point Action Plan

Education

Good cycle locks

Compulsory registration & cycle marking

Database of staff/student owners

Information exchange – University > Police

Better secure cycle storage

Education

Police/Security Personal Safety Talk given to all Fresher's within four days of arrival.

New focus on preventing cycle crime

Good Cycle Locks

Hardened steel D-locks are commonly accepted as the most

successful deterrent of thieves.

Sold at cost to staff & students

August 2007 – 260 D locks acquired partially funded by CCDP

Sold on a sale or return basis.

October 2008 – 500 D Locks purchased

December 2008 – 500 D Locks purchased

(Lock return option withdrawn)

November 2009 – 500 D Locks purchased

Compulsory Registration & Cycle Marking

All students and staff using a bicycle on University premises must register the cycle with the University Security Office.

Registration designed to identify the owners of bicycles as an aid to crime prevention

and the safeguarding of property Registered cycles issued with a unique numbered label affixed to a conspicuous part of

the cycle frame. Details of the owner recorded on a secure database.

Information Exchange – University > Police 24/7

Police

Stop suspicious persons on register cycles

Find stored or abandoned register cycles

University Security able to confirm ownership of registered cycles

24/7 basis throughout the year

Provision of better secure cycle storage

University Green Travel Plan provided better cycle storage with improved security.

Campus Crime 2007 - 2010

Crime Reduction at the University - 2007 - 2010

Theft of Cycles 72%

Theft from Cycles 70%

All Crime 62.58%