North Wales firms urged to attend crime prevention event
Business owners across North Wales are being urged to book their place at a free crime prevention event taking place in Wrexham next month.
The North Wales Business Crime Prevention Event will be held on 5 February 2026 at Redwither Tower on the Wrexham Industrial Estate.
The half-day session is being organised in partnership by North Wales Police’s Cybercrime Team, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, the Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales, and Welsh Government.
It will explore how businesses can protect themselves from physical and digital crime, with topics including supply chain security, artificial intelligence threats, cyber essentials, and physical site protection.
Speakers and contributors will include North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, the Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales, D G Security Consultancy, Global Security Management – DTCC, the North Wales Police Cybercrime Team, and Dr Huw Vaughan Thomas of Jovasi Technology.
Business crime remains a major issue across the UK. Government figures show that 26% of all business premises in England and Wales were victims of crime in the past year, including burglary, fraud, vandalism, and theft.
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin said: “Crime against businesses is a fast-growing area of criminality and one that I am determined to fight against in North Wales. This business crime prevention event will offer business owners across the region the opportunity to come together, hear from the experts, and learn how to keep their operations safe from criminals.
“An event like this is crucial at a time when many businesses are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and a sensitive economic outlook and can ill afford falling victim to crime. As such, I am delighted to be working with the Cybercrime Team at North Wales Police and other key partners to host this event and I would urge all business owners in the region to consider attending and book their place now.”
Detective Sergeant Roheryn Evans of North Wales Police added: “Crime against businesses can have a large knock-on effect against the wider community. This could be anything from your business being part of a supply chain that impacts other businesses, or if your business is financially impacted by crime, it means there will be less money in our local economy.
“Crime can affect a business either physically or digitally and both are important. With this session we’ll cover how you can protect both your physical assets to prevent loss and damage to property, but also how to safeguard your digital infrastructure and what free tools and business standards can help protect you against organised crime.”
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