Targeted Deployment
Plain-clothed, intelligence-led patrols focused on hotspot locations and peak offending times. Flexible and rapidly responsive to emerging patterns and priorities.
Our Services
Crime Reduction Unit
A targeted, intelligence-led approach to reducing crime within Business Improvement Districts.
Intelligence-Led
Covert Operations
BID Focused
The Challenge
Why Existing Approaches Fall Short
Across BID areas, a familiar pattern emerges. A small number of prolific offenders are responsible for a disproportionate share of crime — yet most security models remain reactive and presence-based, delivering visibility rather than results.
80%
Repeat Offenders
of BID crime driven by a small number of repeat offenders
Reactive
Traditional Models
traditional models respond to crime rather than prevent it
Limited
Measured Outcomes
businesses see few measurable outcomes from existing services
Prolific offenders drive the majority of incidents but are rarely specifically targeted.
Presence-based patrol creates the impression of security without delivering genuine crime reduction.
Without an intelligence picture, offenders move freely between locations without consequence.
Police are left without the evidence packages needed to charge and prosecute.
The Solution
Crime Reduction Unit (CRU)
TradeCraft Group’s Crime Reduction Unit is a covert, intelligence-led operational team built specifically for BID environments. Rather than adding to the noise of traditional security provision, the CRU goes further — identifying, targeting and disrupting the prolific offenders causing the most harm in your area.
The CRU model is designed to deliver measurable improvements in crime reduction and business confidence, within existing BID budgets.
Identify and target prolific offenders responsible for the highest harm in your BID
Disrupt and deter repeat criminal behaviour through sustained, intelligence-led activity
Support enforcement by providing police with evidence packages ready for prosecution
Restore confidence among levy-paying businesses with visible, measurable outcomes
How It Works
The CRU Operational Model
Operational Capability
A minimum of two trained operatives deployed at all times. Evidence gathered across multiple incidents and locations, with all interventions conducted lawfully and proportionately in line with PACE and relevant legislation.
Intelligence-Led Approach
Systematic identification of repeat and high-harm offenders. Offending patterns tracked over time, with actionable intelligence shared directly with police partners.
Partnership Working
Close liaison with local policing teams in support of ongoing operations. Regular engagement with BID management and levy-paying businesses throughout every deployment.
Partnership & Engagement
Working With Everyone Who Matters
Police Partners
Direct support to local policing teams. Intelligence shared in formats ready for immediate operational action.
BID Management
Regular reporting and strategic engagement, with clear insight into crime trends and emerging risks across your area.
Businesses
Reassurance visits, practical crime prevention advice, and support in identifying external funding opportunities.
Technology & Reporting
Integrated Intelligence Platform
TradeCraft provides a fully integrated reporting and intelligence system — giving BIDs real-time visibility and police-ready evidence packages, not just a log of what happened.
01
Live Incident Reporting
Real-time logging and sharing of incidents as they happen. Immediate alerts pushed across the BID network to relevant stakeholders.
02
Digital Evidence Packs
MG11-compliant witness statements, secure CCTV transfer and fully packaged, police-ready evidence files ready for submission.
03
Offender Management
Intelligence profiles built on prolific offenders. Cross-location tracking to map movement patterns and predict future activity.
04
Crime Analysis & Mapping
Data-led hotspot identification, risk scoring and trend analysis. Strategic deployment planning driven by a live intelligence picture.
Why TradeCraft Group
Experience, Standards and Proven Results
TradeCraft Group has been established by experienced practitioners with strong backgrounds in intelligence-led operations, BID environments and partnership working with policing teams. The CRU model has been developed in direct collaboration with former senior Metropolitan Police advisors — ensuring full alignment with current policing practices, intelligence standards and enforcement expectations.
Proven track record targeting prolific offenders within BID environments with measurable reductions in crime
Police-grade standards with a deep understanding of PACE, evidential requirements and prosecution processes
Senior Met Police advisors shaping the model to align with current operational policing expectations
Refined methodology developed to directly address the gaps left by traditional reactive approaches
Professionalism and consistency — every deployment delivered to the same high standard, with full accountability
Flexible Deployment Model
Scaled to Your BID’s Needs
2+
Operatives
Minimum two trained operatives per deployment, scalable to meet your BID’s requirements
8 hrs
Per Shift
Standard deployment shift length, scheduled to align with peak offending periods
Flexible
Scheduling
Days per week and month tailored precisely to your BID’s budget and crime priorities
Start With a Pilot Deployment
TradeCraft offers an initial 8–12 week pilot deployment — providing a clear baseline for measuring impact before committing to a longer-term model.
Next Steps
Ready to Tackle Crime in Your BID?
Getting started is straightforward. We work with BID managers to understand your specific priorities before tailoring a deployment model that fits your area and budget.
01
Pilot Deployment
An 8–12 week proof of concept, targeted to your priority locations and offenders.
02
Review Outcomes
A full impact report covering crime data, intelligence gathered and enforcement outcomes.
03
Scale the Model
Agree a long-term, flexible delivery model that fits your BID’s budget and objectives.