What are the benefits?

Communications are central to maintaining a safer business community – in addition to the BCRP website packed full of information and intelligence on offenders – all members of the BCRP are linked via the SafetyNet radio system to the police and police CCTV. A FREE radio handset is supplied as part of BCRP membership.

Some of the successes of this SafetyNet radio communication system are:

• Professional travelling teams of shoplifters arrested
• Reductions in stock-losses due to early alert
• Anti-social behaviour reduced in or near licensed premises

Other benefits to being a member of the Business Crime Reduction Partnership are:

• Representation in court for ASBO applications banning offenders from the city
• Quarterly business crime reduction meetings
• Free licensing advice to all BCRP members
• Free crime reduction training in partnership with Sussex Police and the council
• Tax benefit – BCRP membership fees – if wholly and exclusively for business purposes
• Unique data sharing agreement between BCRP members and Sussex Police