Secured by Design (SBD) is a UK police initiative aimed at enhancing building security and the safety of their surroundings to ensure secure environments for living, working, shopping, and visiting. It offers a product-based accreditation scheme, the Police Preferred Specification, setting a recognized standard for security products to deter and reduce crime. SBD is unique in the UK for providing police recognition for security-related products, with many companies producing thousands of crime prevention products across various categories achieving this specification.