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Research shows active participants of BCRPs can experience an 85% reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour.

Join the Brighton Crime Reduction Partnership: Empowering Your Business, Enhancing Safety.

Our Mission

Taking the lead in the fight against business crime, the Brighton Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) stands firm on the frontline. We represent both daytime and night-time economies, offering the support and tools you need to prevent crime and disorder in and around your business.

Reducing Business Crime Together

  • Cutting-Edge Radio Network: Enjoy direct contact with other businesses and police officers equipped with BCRP radios citywide, fostering swift and effective communication.

  • Intelligence hub: Access a state-of-the-art, password-protected website and mobile app for accurate intelligence and up-to-date images of offenders subject to exclusion and other sanctions such as Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs).

  • Exclusion Notice Scheme: Prolific offenders face bans from all BCRP member premises, safeguarding your business against potential threats.

  • Restorative Justice and Support: We engage in restorative justice sessions and collaborate with partner agencies to address offending behaviour and prevent re-offending.

Why become a member:

  • Reduced incidents: Active participants can experience an 85% reduction in incidents, according to research conducted by Kent Police.

  • Cutting-Edge Intelligence: Gain access to a secure website and mobile app with up-to-date offender intelligence.

  • Data Sharing Agreement: Benefit from a unique data sharing agreement between BCRP members and Sussex Police.

  • Direct Link with Police: Communicate directly with police officer carrying BCRP radios throughout the city (limited to certain times).

  • Representation and CBO Applications: Benefit from representation in key partnership meetings and in court for CBO applications, legally banning offenders from specific areas.

  • Collaborative Meetings: Attend quarterly business crime reduction meetings and weekly security briefings to stay informed and connected.

  • Free Crime Reduction Training: Participate in free crime reduction training in partnership with Sussex Police and Brighton & Hove Trading Standards Department.

  • Increased profitability: Reduce crime, fear of crime, stock losses, and anti-social behaviour leading to improved profitability.

 

Your Business’s Security Matters:

Join the Brighton Crime Reduction Partnership today for just £9.50 a week (plus VAT) and protect your business against crime and disorder. Together, we can build a safer, more prosperous community.

“The BCRP is essential to enable local businesses in Brighton and Hove to work closely with the police to confidently address crime and anti-social behaviour that affects the business community.”
— Chris Neilson, Business Crime Lead, Sussex Police

Want to know more about how we assist our members? Check out this case study completed by the National Association of Business Crime Partnerships (NABCP). Following meetings with the Co-Op & the Brighton Crime Reduction Partnership, the NABCP embarked on a case study to look at what good partnership working looks like and how to maximise engagement from retailers and their staff.

Their findings are summarised in this document and they note profound and key ways of enhancing participation in schemes to reduce harm.