Useful Resources

Useful resources

Top Tips for retailers to prevent and reduce crime

Wherever possible, avoid creating blind spots. Staff should have a good line of sight. If you do have blind areas, place signage to make them rethink. Security tags are also a deterrent.
Convex mirrors can be used above shelves and can also be angled towards blind spots.
High end items should be placed in high traffic areas, near tills/check outs is a good place.
High end products should be covered by CCTV and away from entrances and exits (unless till/checkout is by the exit).
Keep store/shop organised so it is easy to identify missing products. Do not leave boxes of stock unattended, especially near exits.
Pro active customer service is key. Eye contact and polite offering to help.
Train employees on possible suspicious behaviours such as; Are people wearing appropriate clothing for the weather? Looking to see where staff is. Picking up items they are not showing an interest in, looking nervous, checking their watch/bag/touching face, sweating.
Join WRCI/Disc to be aware of known offenders and to be kept up to date on who’s out and about.
Ban your known offenders.
Speak with other stores, discuss what works for them, are there any patterns? Report any thefts to Police.

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A collaboration between the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) and Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Police CPI) has produced a free crime prevention toolkit for retailers that can be downloaded here.
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Training Videos - Shopworker Videos (nbcc.police.uk)
Crime prevention guides for businesses - NBCC Guidance
Guidance:
▪ Victim Support- employee framework
▪ Impact Statements for Business (ISBs)
▪ Reducing violence against shopworkers guide
▪ Ten principles of crime prevention to retail crime

Rehab 4 Addiction works closely with rehabilitation centres and outpatient clinics throughout the United Kingdom and the admissions team match a patients’ addiction with an appropriately placed rehabilitation centre. Information on this scheme in Warwickshire - here

OK Rehab specialises in local drug and alcohol rehab and addiction treatment. This treatment is available via both inpatient and outpatient treatment providers. We also work with clinics that are able to facilitate treatment taking place in your own home, who are able to provide professional intervention and home detoxification.

StreetSafe
StreetSafe is a pilot service for anyone to anonymously tell us about public places where you have felt or feel unsafe, because of environmental issues, eg street lighting, abandoned buildings or vandalism and/or because of some behaviours, eg being followed or verbally abused.
Please note: 'StreetSafe' is not for reporting crime or incidents.

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting victims of crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. They provide specialist help to support people to cope and recover to the point where they feel they are back on track with their lives. This is a free, confidential support network that is there to help anyone affected by crime. It doesn't matter whether or not you’ve reported the crime to the police. If you want, they can support you without the involvement of the criminal justice system, and they will not contact them about you unless someone is at risk. They are there to support you.
It is easy to self - refer yourself just log onto the Victim Support
Website www.victimsupport.org.uk or call the free 24/7 Supportline – 08 08 16 89 111.

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