Crime is a major burden for West Midlands regional businesses with business crime in the region costing, according to independent experts  - Forensic Pathways Ltd - of over £26K per hour.

That is why the West Midlands Regional Business Crime Forum was established – under the chairmanship of the Federation of Small Businesses' National Policy Vice Chairman, Mike Cherry – to work with the police, the Home Office, Advantage West Midlands and others to crack crime.

If you want to report crime quickly and cost effectively, it is just a click of a mouse away on www.police.uk

This website is ideal for reporting small scale crime that affects your business in a large way.

Three websites are key for cracking crime.

For clear advice for how firms can address anti social behaviour, please click onto www.together.gov.uk

For information on arson, fire and crime prevention, please visit the West Midlands Arson Task Force website. We have also launched the most comprehensive business crime guide ever produced - Beating Crime in Your Business is Your Business To get the guide please go to www.goodmedia.co.uk/Resources/CrimeBook.pdf or  www.drivesafe-staysafe.co.uk/pdf/Crimebook.pdf

For good advice for businesses to hire good security installers, produced by Central England Trading Standards Authorities - and to avoid the cowboys - please click here:

Warnings against two credit card scams was issued. To find out more please read the full article.

In March 2010, the West Midlands Regional Business Crime Forum agreed to a comprehensive action to tackle the problem of crime against business across the West Midlands region. The action plan is now being implemented. The full action plan can be found as here.

West Midlands Regional Business Crime Forum Action Plan WMRBCF agreed draft - Mar 2010

If you want to know more about the Forum intends to play its part to crack crime, please contact Business Voice WM on info@businessvoicewm.org.uk