Report a business crime

Reference number
In accordance with legislation; 1) Criminal Procedure Rules, Section 16.2 and 2) Criminal Justice Act 1967, Section 9
I agree that the statement I am about to complete is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and I make it known that if tendered in evidence, I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated anything which I know to be false, or do not believe to be true. If you agree with this statement, please tick the box to agree and continue with this form.
I agree

Crime type
Can you confirm the crime type you wish to report online is either:
A business where goods or items have been stolenA business where items or property have been damaged

When did the crime happen?
Date of the crime
Time of the crime
If you don’t know the exact time or date the crime took place, please tell us the approximate time(s) and date(s) you suspect the crime could have happened. For example: between 7.30pm and 7.50pm on 1st May 2018.

Online reference number
Please add the email address you’d like us to send your online reference number to. Please take extra care when entering your email address to ensure you receive the confirmation.
If you are reporting a shoplifting incident we will send an email to the address you provide below which will contain a link to download the shoplifting pack.
Please send my online reference number to:

Are you the owner of the business or are you an employee or member of staff reporting on behalf of the business?
Business ownerEmployee

Business owner
You are the owner of the company and are reporting on behalf of your company as the victim..
Title
Victim's first name
Victim's surname
Date of birth
Ethnicity
Nationality (country of birth)
The business address is the same address already reported and where the incident took place.
Yes, it is the same addressNo, it is a different address

Your contact details
Contact number
Your email address
Preferred method of contact
Did you witness the incident?
YesNo
Please check this box to confirm that you are happy to continue with this form.
Yes, continue

Staff/employee details
You are working for or with the company and are reporting on behalf of the company (e.g security guard, manager, supervisor.)
The company address is the same address already reported and where the incident took place.
Yes, skip entering the addressNo, please enter the address below
Street
City/town
County
Postcode

Now we are going to discuss the details of the crime. To ensure that we provide you with the best questions please confirm the statement which best suits your report.
I want to give information about items or goods which were stolen from the businessI want to give information about items or property belonging to the business which were damaged or vandalisedI want to give information about something else

Details about the stolen items or goods
What was stolen? Please list all items
Approximate total value of all stolen items (£)
Any additional details
Please tick this box to confirm that you are happy to continue with this report.
Yes

Vehicle type
What type of vehicle was involved?
CarVanLorryMotorcyclePush bikeTrailerFarm vehicleMilitary vehicleOther

Vehicle details
Vehicle make
Vehicle model
Vehicle colour
Vehicle registration
Please describe any additional information about the vehicle(s), such as identifying features or any other accompanying vehicles.

Crime details
Please tell us in as much detail as possible about what happened. Please do not put yourself at any risk trying to find out additional information about the crime you are reporting. Examples of what to include here are: times, descriptions of the suspects and what they did.
Details of the crime

Suspect details
Please add as much detail as possible. If you don’t know, or aren’t sure, please leave the box blank or enter "not known".
Suspect's first name
Suspect's surname
Suspect's nickname
Suspect's gender
Age group of the suspect
Suspect's ethnicity
Suspect's street address
Suspect's city/town
Suspect's postcode
Any additional information

Was the suspect(s) a repeat offender(s) or were they already known to the company?
YesNo/Don't know

Suspect(s) description
Please describe the suspect(s) in as much detail as possible. For example: build, height, approximate age, ethnicity, accent, clothing, hair style/colour, facial hair/features, glasses or tattoos.

Witness information
Title
Witness's first name
Witness's surname
Witness's street address
Witness's city/town
Witness's postcode
If there are other key witnesses please list them here:
Please tick to confirm that you have sought permission from the reported witness to include their information in this report and they understand that we may contact them to further our investigations.
Yes and continue

Do you have CCTV or other digital evidence of the incident you are reporting?
YesNo

Please describe the format of the video recording available. If the video is available to view online please add the link below.

Can you confirm that you can grant a police officer access to the video for collection to further our investigation?
YesNo

Any other significant information?
Please supply any further details you think might be relevant e.g. have the suspect(s) left anything behind or is there anything to identify the suspect(s) such as blood/footprints? Please ensure that these are not touched as they could become vital evidence in the investigation. If this is a repeat offence are there any time/date patterns of offence?

Where did the crime happen?