Jun 1 • Jo Cox-Brown

Women’s Night Safety Audits – Westminster, City of London


We developed a Women’s Safety Place-Shaping Guide for Westminster City Council, aimed at improving safety in public spaces and venues during evening and night-time hours. The project combined research, auditing, and community engagement to produce actionable strategies that informed policy and urban design.

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What it focussed on:

Our approach included:

  • Night-time audits: Conducted detailed street and venue assessments to identify risk hotspots, lighting gaps, and areas with poor surveillance.
  • Stakeholder and community engagement: Consulted with residents, businesses, cultural venues, transport providers, and law enforcement to ensure recommendations reflected real-world experiences and challenges.
  • Data-driven recommendations: Developed evidence-based strategies addressing urban design, lighting, signage, operational practices, and crowd management to improve safety and inclusivity for women at night.
  • Training and knowledge transfer: Shared findings with key partners to embed best practice approaches across Westminster’s night-time economy.

Impact:

  • Provided Westminster with practical tools to enhance safety, boost public confidence, and inform future urban planning decisions.
  • Created a framework for ongoing monitoring and adaptation, helping the city respond to emerging safety challenges.
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Looking ahead

Want to make your public spaces and venues safer for women at night?

Contact us at hello@nighttimeeconomy.com to see how our audits, place-shaping guides, and recommendations can transform safety and inclusivity in your night-time economy.