What if crime and vandalism were on the rise in your area?
What if your insurance premiums had sky rocketed as a result?

The effect on your business could be catastrophic, not only by seeing your profits pegged back through rising costs but by witnessing neighbouring businesses relocate, driving down inward investment and increasing economic stagnation. Fortunately in the Team Valley thanks to Valleywatch, a dedicated Estate Watch service, these problems are history. At Valleywatch we take a great deal of pride and dedication in the security of all businesses in the Team Valley by offering a:

• 24 hour service with friendly, efficient and highly trained staff
• fully equipped and manned modern monitoring centre
• highly visible branded fleet of security vehicles
• proven track record of crime reduction and prevention for over a decade

Valleywatch also maintains a high level of liaison and co-operation with Northumbria Police, including the provision of facilities for the local Beat Officer and hosting the Shopwatch Scheme for Team Valley.

But this service will not survive without the involvement of companies on the estate!

Estate Watch schemes come and go, due to the lack of funding from the very companies they are set up to protect. Sometimes they are victims of their own success in driving down levels of crime. This can lull businesses into a false sense of security, allowing them to feel that they no longer need to remain members of the scheme, leading to a drop in funding and the eventual closure of the scheme. Once this has happened and crime becomes more prevalent, it is almost impossible to renew the scheme.

The upholding of security in the Team Valley relies upon the commitment of Valleywatch members. Yet some of the businesses in the Team Valley are not Valleywatch members and rely on the good sense (and financial contribution) of others to maintain a crime free environment.

The cost of maintaining CCTV equipment and vehicles is continuously rising. Enhancement of the system to keep pace with new developments on the Estate is an expensive business.

If you would like to help prevent instances which could jeopardise the future of your business, join today, and help to reduce crime on Team Valley.

Cases Cracked

Two more cases from our archive showing the range of the day-to-day activities undertaken by the Valleywatch team to help keep Team Valley a safe place to work ...