Crowd Safety

Stephen EyreLicensing Team Leader

North West Leicestershire District Council

Recent Event Fatalities

Escalator Incident in Japan

ICE ?

Ingress Profile at Wembley Stadium

Area of Event

Area A = 4300 Sq mArea B = 10320 Sq mArea C = 2730 Sq mArea D = 350 Sq mTotal Area Less Stage and Back Stage = 15,000 Square metres

Event Capacity

• If the event capacity was set at 15,000 people it would represent a quite comfortable 1 person per square metre.

• At a capacity of 45,000 it represents a not wholly claustrophobic 3 people per square metre.

Site Evacuation

• Massive thunder storm• Credible bomb threat• How do 20,000 people leave the site

safely and quickly?

Site Evacuation

• The yellow line represents the only means of egress – 25 exit turnstiles.

• 20 people per minute can leave using the turnstiles.

• 500 people per minute in total• 20 minutes to clear the siteIs that too long?!!!

And Finally….!

• Thanks to Professor Keith Still at New Bucks University for the use of his slides today.

• If you want to know more please go to www.safercrowds.com