Design Against Crime as an approach to social innovation and the design of products, places and communications emerged at University of the Arts London between 1999-2009. The philosophy behind the DAC Research Centre at UAL is linked to a practice-led socially responsive design research agenda addressing multiple drivers including crime and sustainability. The Centre operates on the understanding that design thinking as well as design practice can and should address security issues without compromising functionality and other aspects of performance, or aesthetics. In everyday language, secure design has to be user-friendly whilst abuser-unfriendly and it doesn’t have to look ugly.