ASB Awareness and #Shopkind Week

The week commencing 30 June is national Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week and #Shopkind Week. 

If you own a retail business, Safer Warwickshire partners want your business to be safe and for people to ‘Shop Kind’, so they are supporting the county’s retailers to tackle anti-social behaviour and abuse against shopworkers. 

The #ShopKind campaign is supported by major high street retailers as well as smaller independent shopkeepers. Its aim is to encourage positive behaviours in shops, acknowledge the important role of shopworkers and raise awareness about the scale and impact of violence and abuse against shopworkers. 

In Warwickshire, a partnership approach is being taken by members of the Safer Warwickshire Partnership Board, including Warwickshire County Council’s Community Safety Team, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Warwickshire Police, and our borough and district councils, to raise awareness of business crime and support local businesses. 

Activities include raising awareness and tackling anti-social behaviour in retail premises; focusing on prolific offenders; promoting crime prevention to local businesses; high visibility patrols and crime prevention visits; promotion of local support services; and community engagement. 

When a business or staff member has been the victim of a crime, or suspect they have been a victim of crime, it is essential that this is reported to the police. This can be done online via Warwickshire Police website or by calling 101. In an emergency, please dial 999. 

Retail businesses can also get information and advice and access free downloadable #ShopKind resources at: https://nbcc.police.uk/business-support/shopkind/  

With Independent Retailer Month coming up in July, Safer Warwickshire partners are encouraging businesses to help them to help you, by: 

• protecting your business from being a victim of ASB 

• reporting ASB to help them to tackle offenders 

• getting support for your retail or licensed premises. 

If you own a business in Warwickshire, you can get free and impartial anti-social behaviour and business crime advice on the Warwickshire Business Watch website. 

Warwickshire Business Watch works in collaboration with businesses and partners to prevent crime from occurring and to tackle offenders, offering crime prevention advice and support to businesses. Visit https://warwickshirebusinesswatch.co.uk.