Free online tool
Local Security Risk Assessment
Enter your postcode and answer a few questions about your current systems to get a local security risk indication and practical recommendations.
About this tool
The SPS Technical Local Security Risk Assessment is a free online tool for commercial organisations. It uses a postcode, local crime context and answers about existing fire and security systems to produce an indicative risk level and recommendations. It produces a risk rating and suggested next steps. It does not assess a specific building and is not a substitute for a professional site risk assessment.
Designed for facilities managers, estates teams, responsible persons and business owners. SPS Technical provides commercial fire and security design, installation, maintenance and monitoring across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Humber.
Start Local Security Risk Assessment
Enter your postcode and answer a few questions about your current systems to get a local security risk indication and practical recommendations.
Why your location matters:
Local crime data provides useful context, but every building is different. We'll assess your local area and ask about your existing systems to recommend the right next steps.
Privacy:
Local crime data is approximate, anonymised and provided for general context only. It should not be treated as a property-specific risk assessment.
This tool provides an initial indication only. Results are based on the information you have provided and recognised industry standards. They are not a substitute for a site-specific technical assessment, insurer advice or formal compliance review. Maintenance requirements may vary depending on system type, site conditions, monitoring arrangements, certification status and insurer requirements. SPS Technical can confirm the correct requirements following a review of your system.
What Local-Area Information Can and Cannot Indicate
Local crime data provides useful context about the security environment around a postcode. It can indicate whether burglary, robbery, criminal damage or vehicle crime are common in the area, which helps inform priorities.
It cannot, on its own, determine the risk to a specific building. Two premises on the same street can have very different risk profiles depending on occupancy, systems, building construction and site use.
Why a Postcode Alone Cannot Determine Building Risk
A postcode identifies an area, not a property. A building’s real risk depends on its systems, physical security, occupancy patterns, surrounding environment and the way the site is used.
This tool combines local area context with your answers about existing systems to produce a more useful indication than postcode data alone — but it is still indicative, not a property-specific assessment.
How Local Risk and Existing Systems Combine
The assessment weighs local crime context alongside the state of your fire alarm, intruder alarm, CCTV and access control systems. A well-maintained, monitored system in a higher-crime area may present lower residual risk than an unmaintained system in a quieter area.
Recommendations are generated where a system gap, fault or local risk factor is identified.
How Recommendations Are Generated
Recommendations are based on the combination of your answers and the local crime context. Where a system is missing, not working, unmaintained or unmonitored, a matching SPS Technical service is suggested as a next step.
Recommendations are indicative and should be confirmed by a professional site risk assessment.
Privacy and Data Use
Local crime data is approximate, anonymised and provided for general context only. Your postcode is used to fetch area data and is not stored as a property-specific record in ordinary analytics.
Enquiry details are only saved when you choose to request a review. SPS Technical does not share your information with third parties.
Local Security Risk Assessment FAQs
Does this tool assess my specific building?
No. It combines local area context with your answers about systems to give an indicative risk level. A professional site assessment is needed to assess a specific building.
Where does the local crime data come from?
Anonymised, approximate UK police crime data for the postcode area. It is for general context only and should not be treated as a property-specific risk figure.
What should I do with a high result?
A high result suggests reviewing your systems. SPS Technical can carry out a professional security review and recommend practical next steps.
Is my postcode stored?
Your postcode is used to fetch area data. It is not stored as a property-specific record in ordinary analytics; enquiry details are only saved if you request a review.
Want a Professional to Verify Your Findings?
Complete the tool above, then request a professional review from SPS Technical. We can confirm the findings on site and explain any remedial options.
