Gated Lanes AO3

• + Side bottom - gates reduced burglary rates;

  • Gated lanes provide a physical barrier
  • Gates increase residents' sense of territoriality and responsibility
  • Make non-defensible spaces defensible
  • Gating may reduce the rewards of crime; harder to steal large items
  • average cost was £728 per gate & the average benefit was 2x the cost
• -However others have raised the following

  • they’re expensive and may just deter criminals from stealing larger items making them target jewellery or watches
  • requires cooperation and a sense of community from the residents (solidarity)
  • can be problematic in relation to rights and ownership (residents may argue who’s gate it is)
  • can restrict access to emergency services