Useful Business Crime Links
Crime prevention should be given a top priority in the formulation of your business. When you are setting up a new business or trying to build up a business, crime prevention may not be at the top of your list of priorities, however you must consider the consequences of crime.
While you may be tempted to avoid investing time and resources in security where there is no tangible end product or profit resulting, crime can cause lost productivity and profits, and in serious cases, cause your business to fold.
On this page there are additional useful sites that may assist you. For Nottinghamshire based companies, please click on the link to take you to the home page and see how Nottinghamshire Police can help your company.
Government Crime Reduction ‘Toolkits’ and Crime Prevention Advice
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/toolkits/index.htm
Derbyshire Business Against Crime Website
http://www.saferderbyshire.gov.uk/business_crime/
Nottinghamshire Police Business Crime Top Tips
Home Office – Business & Retail Crime
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime-victims/reducing-crime/business-retail-crime/
British Retail Consortium – useful advice and guidance publications from Action Against Business Crime
http://www.brc.org.uk/aabc/publications.htm
Federation of Small Businesses – Notts & Derbyshire
http://www.fsb.org.uk/data/default.asp?id=127&loc=104 and
https://www.fsb.co.uk/data/default.asp?ID=371&loc=policy
Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Chamber – Business Crime
http://www.derbyshirechamber.com/cms/8.html
CrimeMatters
http://www.crimematters.org.uk/
Scottish Business Crime Centre
http://www.sbcc.org.uk/
Thames Valley Police – Comprehensive Business Crime Advice
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/reduction/businesscrime/index.htm
Home Office – Internet Crime
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime-victims/reducing-crime/internet-crime/
Fire Risk & Arson Prevention Advice
http://www.wmarsontaskforce.gov.uk/kybib-downloads.jsp
AVOIDING SCAMS
Office of Fair Trading Scam Advice
http://www.oft.gov.uk/oft_and_cd/
Safe From Scams
http://www.safefromscams.co.uk/
Urban Legends, Myths, & Scam scams!
http://www.snopes.com/