A newly upgraded website offering free, impartial business crime and cybercrime advice has been launched to help protect Warwickshire businesses.

The Warwickshire Business Watch website, developed by Warwickshire County Council’s Community Safety Team in partnership with Warwickshire Police and Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe, aims to prevent and tackle crime affecting local businesses.

This improved website offers advice on crime prevention, reporting crime, and links to support services like Warwickshire Trading Standards, Action Fraud, and Crimestoppers.

Warwickshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Philip Seccombe, said:

“I am glad to support Warwickshire Business Watch. The improved and updated website provides information, as well as advice on how to report crime for businesses of all sizes, as well as individuals.

“Business crime encompasses many things; retail crime, including assaults on shop workers; cybercrime, including fraud and coercion; and more; and so, it’s true impact should never be underestimated.

“That is why initiatives such as this, that help protect businesses and people from becoming victims of crime, are essential. We will continue to make sure we are doing everything we can in Warwickshire to reduce crime as well as support those who have been affected by it.”

Warwickshire Business Watch is a business crime prevention program that gives local businesses access to a wealth of resources and support to safeguard their operations.
Benefits of membership include enhanced security awareness through targeted email alerts about recent local criminal activity; expert crime prevention advice; and deterrence measures, with resources like building signs that can deter to potential criminals.

A collaborative network of security-conscious businesses in Warwickshire, it provides regular updates to keep businesses informed about the latest crime trends and changes in legislation, and a quarterly newsletter with the latest developments in crime prevention.

For more information, visit www.warwickshirebusinesswatch.co.uk.