The distraught crime incidents in Christchurch in 2019, shaken the whole nation and killed the feeling of safety among community worldwide because even in the safest place people exposed to criminal risk. Hence, there is a need for a critical and comprehensive review to identify the essential contribution factors in preventing crime occurrence in the neighbourhood area. This paper reviews the literature focusing on the key contributing factor in crime prevention while addressing the challenges facing by the population all over the world. The findings will establish through the development of the key crime prevention towards higher quality of life for the best possible environment for the community. The findings of this paper suggest that there is crucial in established crime prevention approached for neighbourhood towards better living and all planning stakeholders, designers and societies should engage towards crime-free neighbourhood areas.

Various criminal problems surround us leading to discomfort in a residential area. Thus, this study focuses on how the contributory elements in natural access control can solve the problems of crime based on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). The study aims to examine the layout of housing design that can cause crime in neighbourhoods area. Guideline and concepts of CPTED can improve the quality of life, reduce or prevent crime, and create a safe, secure living environment. The objectives are to identify the elements of CPTED that are related to natural access control, examine the contributory that influence based on natural access control in housing residential, and propose the characteristics of natural access control. Data collection was carried out by using observation and questionnaires. One hundred and thirty-one respondents have participated in this research. The study has found a lack of pedestrian walkways, good lighting, and moderate landscape elements contributing to natural access control.