Security Audit - Review

Secure your businessSecuring your business against crime need not be an expensive and time consuming exercise. You can get advice and guidance from a number of sources. As a first step your local police Crime Reduction Officer can visit to advise you on how to make your systems and premises more secure. To contact them, simply call your local police station and ask for the Crime Reduction Officer for your area.

If you are considering how to improve current security arrangements, then contact us and ask for the Business Security Team, they can advise you about local security providers and services, BusinessWatch or RadioWatch schemes and how to integrate services from multiply providers or share services and costs with your neighbour.

Useful websites, which give practical guidance on business crime prevention, are:

Other Sources of Advice and Guidance:

Local business organisations such as the Federation of Small Businesses, your local Chamber of Commerce and the CBI may offer crime prevention advice to members.
All local authorities have a Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership and a Community Safety Officer who can offer advice and direct you to a source of help. To contact them, telephone your local Council offices.

If you are unfortunate enough to become a victim of business crime, please do report it to your local police. Business crime is not victimless. Services, employment, investment and the quality of life are all threatened by increased levels of crime. Crime figures are consistently under reported and this leads to the less effective deployment of police resources.

Have you carried out a risk analysis for your business to identify any weaknesses?
If not you could:

  • Download a risk analysis form
  • Contact your local Business Crime Advisor at the Chamber
  • Invest in Crime Prevention; seek advice from the police and your insurance company

Whatever the field of business you are in, good housekeeping is the rule:

  • Untidy property results in petty vandalism and can escalate into something serious
    Property marking acts as a deterrent and can help detection
  • Can you benefit from the Smart water initiative?
  • Access control is important if you are not open to the general public
  • Train staff to challenge visitors and insist that staff and visitors wear identification
  • Effective external lighting can deter criminals and is essential for other crime prevention measures to succeed.