Police Constable - Designing Out Crime Officer

Type of contract: Permanent

Rank/Grade: PC

Directorate/Department: Neighbourhood Policing – Local Policing

Location: Bishopsgate Police Station

Salary: According to National Pay Scales plus allowances

Description of Department: City of London Police is the smallest home office force area in the country and plays a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. The Multi‑Agency Prevention Team (MAPT) is a small group of officers who lead operational, tactical and strategic initiatives in intervention and prevention for adults, children and young people, anti‑social behaviour and vulnerable locations. The team provides specialist advice and support to colleagues and partners across the force and engages in proactive and reactive interventions and responses to problem‑solving in these areas.

About The Role: The role is based within MAPT at Bishopsgate Police Station and will be supervised by a Sergeant and managed by an Inspector. It is key to achieving the Policing Plan 2025‑2028 objectives: keeping people in the City safe and feeling safe, preventing anti‑social behaviour and protecting the vulnerable.

• Liaise with architects, designers and developers to promote designing‑out‑crime services and the Secure by Design framework, building awareness of crime‑prevention principles and encouraging adoption of recommended standards and specifications.
• Provide specialist advice on the security, design and refurbishment of developments to influence design standards and specifications to minimise crime, disorder and anti‑social behaviour.
• Engage with Local Authority planning departments to influence prioritisation of reducing crime and fear of crime as a key development principle and to foster the incorporation of relevant policies in local plans and other key documents.
• Review planning applications to identify risk to the public and the force and appropriately escalate.
• Represent the force in consultations with external organisations on new situational crime prevention initiatives, planning policies, legislation and planning applications; ensuring local policing needs are represented.
• Maintain accurate records of activities and outcomes and produce management reports to support decision‑making and post‑event analysis of lessons learned.
• Conduct visits under the Park Mark Scheme on behalf of the British Parking Association and Secure by Design.
• Work with Counter‑Terrorism Security Officers in line with the agreed MOU and conduct OP Bridger visits as requested.
• Conduct visits under the Police CPI Sanctuary Scheme for domestic abuse victims.
• Complete required continuous professional development as outlined by the line manager.
• Support the problem‑solving approach to crime and anti‑social behaviour in local BCUs, providing advice on the built environment and conducting environmental visual audits.
• Support crime‑prevention messaging and other wider campaigns/projects as directed (e.g., Places of Worship Scheme, Safer Streets fund, blue‑light collaboration work).

Key Skills / Knowledge / Experience:

• Existing Level 5 SBA accredited Design‑out‑Crime qualification.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to communicate at all levels with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills (operations, meetings, events).
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proven administrative skills and the ability to produce management reports.
• Fully operational and deployable.

The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework. Applicants who fail to address the skills, knowledge, or experience outlined will not be considered.

Equal Opportunities Statement: The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, especially those who are disabled, have long‑term health conditions, are neurodivergent, or belong to Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds, women, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Benefits: We offer a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London travel, and subsidised National Rail travel within a 70‑mile radius. You may also be eligible for the ATOC Rail Travel Concession, which allows serving officers to travel on National Rail services within a 70‑mile radius for a reduced cost.

If you would like to discuss this position in more detail, please contact Insp Rachel Bullimore (Rachel.Bullimore@cityoflondon.police.uk) or PS Ross Morton (Ross.Morton@cityoflondon.police.uk).

Closing date: Sunday 31st May 2026, 23:59

This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.

City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider applications for flexible or hybrid working. We encourage applicants from diverse communities and backgrounds to apply and offer support networks to assist in the application process.