Huntingdonshire Business Against Crime - Commercial

During 2005 the HBAC team have been working with an established group of businesses in the Blackstone Road/Latham Road area of Huntingdon to address crime and crime prevention in the area.

Nationally retail business crime has been addressed with key initiatives, yet the same attention has not always been given to commercial areas and business parks.

The HBAC initiative is in the early stages of development and is evolving to meet the local needs. With relatively few established equivalent schemes across the UK, HBAC commercial has already made a positive impact by providing useful partnerships and networks, which are making a difference

By working with the businesses initiatives have emerged to enhance the communication, liaison and partnership working between all the agencies in the fight against crime.

The following areas are being addressed via the HBAC team and Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Sharing of Best Practice
• From Cambridgeshire Constabulary - Community Safety
• Sharing of local solutions/good ideas for crime prevention
• From other relevant crime prevention schemes across the UK

Addressing specific issues
• Warehouse/factory unit burglaries
• Comparison of local security/monitoring services
• Illegal encampments
• Criminal damage

CCTV
• Compare CCTV on site
• Provide sources of information for up to date CCTV __technology
• Short term - liaise with CCTV for the use of the mobile CCTV __vehicle
• Long term - consider possible CCTV links to District Council

Expansion of Membership
• Short term - liaise with businesses in the immediate area
• Medium term – liaise with other business parks in the __Huntingdon area