Safer Business Week 2026

Safer Business Week 2026

Good Evening,

Dyfed-Powys Police have been taking part this week in the national Safer Business Action Week to help tackle business and retail crime across local communities.

As part of the initiative, police and partners have been running Safer Business Action Days throughout the week, visiting local retailers and other businesses to gain a better understanding of the challenges they face on a daily basis.

For the first time, four national campaigns are joining together for SaBA Week, with the NBCC, Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), Usdaw and Retail Trust working together to strengthen efforts to protect retail workers from violence, abuse and intimidation.

The aim is to deliver a focused operation involving joint patrols, targeted action against prolific offenders and a range of crime prevention activities, supported by the National Business Crime Centre, which coordinates SaBA Week.

Within Cardigan and Newcastle Emlyn we have attended many local businesses and been able to speak with them about any concerns they wished to raise and to provide crime prevention advice. 

High visibility patrols have taken place across the week to prevent shoplifting within the community and positive action against identified offenders has been taken. We will continue to support our local businesses and work to prevent crime within our communities. If there are any concerns regarding shoplifters please report and inform us as positive action can then be taken.

Supt Lisa Maslen, Lead of the National Business Crime Centre, said: “Safer Business Action Week provides an important opportunity to highlight the challenges businesses face on a daily basis, while recognising the continued partnership work taking place across the country.”

“The outcomes we have seen from these joint efforts demonstrate the positive impact of police, local authorities and the business community working together to reduce harm and make places safer for people to work and shop.”

Thank you for your time. 

Kind Regards

PS Kate Metcalf and the South Ceredigion Neighbourhood Policing Team.