Fear of crime is a hot topic in the criminological field and a problem in its own right. Researchers have studied the individual and contextual variables involved in fear of crime. This exploratory study uses eye tracking techniques to explore the features of environment that have an impact on fear of crime. A set of urban pictures were obtained, rated by an external sample and selected to be visualized. These were then presented to a sample of 10 individuals that observed the pictures and judged whether the place was
insecure or not. Heat map analyses revealed that the features that participants paid more attention to were the prospect of the environment and signs of disorder (mainly graffiti). However, comparisons between pictures did not reveal statically significant differences for latency, number of fixations and total duration of fixations. The results and limitations of this research will be discussed and a new improved eye tracking protocol will be outlined.