Abstract: The paper carries out keyword co-occurrence analysis, keyword time-zone analysis of keyword, and keyword clustering analysis of the literature on crime prevention through environmental design in residential area over the last 30 years, and sums up the research process and discipline development trend of this field in China. Taking CPTED theory as the analytical framework, the research methods, data source types and research findings in this field are briefly reviewed, and combining the existing urban residential area planning and design code content, the enlightenment on crime environment prevention is explored. Then the sources of data, the regional nature of the research findings, the difference of crime types, and practical application of the research results in the current literature are analyzed and summarized. Finally, in view of the shortcomings and bottlenecks in the practice and theoretical research in this field, some proposals on the research and practice in this field are put forward