Business Crime Reduction Partnership

CityCo is The City Centre Management Company. We are the main membership organisation representing businesses in the city. We work with thousands of companies from small independent venues to major investors.

We manage Manchester City Centre BID (Business Improvement District) and are delivery partners for Manchester Accommodation BID.

We bring the private sector together with strategic agencies including Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, Manchester City Council and Marketing Manchester.

By working together, we are all striving to make Manchester welcoming, thriving and strong.

Business Crime Reduction Partnership

Manchester BCRP, run by CityCo, helps to create a safe environment for businesses, their employees, clients, and customers. The team report business-related crime in partnership with Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council licensing and anti-social behaviour teams.

BCRP members benefit from:

  • Secure access to an online portal that shares data and information on repeat offenders, named ‘Disc’ (GDPR compliant)
  • Secure access to Store/NiteNet security radio networks, linked to the city’s CCTV control room
  • Membership of Manchester’s Civil Exclusion Scheme (sector-specific)
  • Supply of real-time security intelligence
  • Notifications of city centre protests and emergency security alerts
  • Invitations to monthly intelligence briefings on emerging issues, with guest speakers
  • Invitations to city centre security briefings
  • Invitations to expert training on crime prevention, anti-terrorism awareness, reducing loss from theft, combatting credit card fraud, how to deal with counterfeit currency, and conflict management
  • Full training on Disc and data compliance.

Email: bcureporting@cityco.com