15
Apr
2014
By Calvin at 09:04 GMT, 10 years ago
We are very pleased to announce a forthcoming link from the Victoria Business Improvement District’s website (Victoria BID).
Victoria BID is a business-led and business funded body formed to improve London’s Victoria area. BIDs were first established in Canada and the US in the 1960s and now exist across the globe.
Throughout the duration of the BID, they will be delivering a number of projects to ensure that positive and tangible outcomes are achieved. These projects are divided across five key themed areas of activity: Safe and Secure; Clean and Green; Prosperous Economy; Destination Victoria; and Showcase Victoria.
The ‘Safe & Secure’ theme is guided by local businesses and organisations, with a view to the Victoria BID team helping shape Victoria’s future development, repositioning and strengthening the area as a safe and secure district for business to flourish. Businesses are keen to make their contribution to ensure that any visit to Victoria is incident free for both business and leisure visitors alike.
A Police Sergeant has been seconded on a full time basis from the Metropolitan Police Victoria Business Team, as their Business Crime Reduction Officer. This has enabled the team to take a more focused business policing approach, meeting the needs of business and identifying the concerns of employers and their workforce.
While rough sleeper associated antisocial behaviour, bag theft and pick pocketing feature highly amongst reported crime in Victoria, statistically reported crime rates in Victoria have followed a downward trend, making Victoria one of the safest areas of Westminster.
It’s great to have made the association.
Victoria BID’s website: http://www.victoriabid.co.uk/
