BID Camborne has received £3870 from the Devon & Cornwall Police Hotspot Problem Solving Fund to expand DISC, the town’s app-based business intelligence scheme.
Known as BID:BIS, the DISC system enables member businesses to report local crime and alert others to potential offenders.
Record levels of engagement and resulting convictions have been achieved since BID Camborne launched the initiative in October 2024, and additional funding means a new module has now been added that includes businesses operating at nighttime.
“We’re really pleased with the success of BID:BIS in local shops and extending that to the evening and nighttime economy is making a big difference,” said Anna Pascoe, BID Camborne manager.
“Camborne is part of the Police & Crime Commissioner’s Street Focus initiative, and we had a productive meeting with Alison Hernandez and her team at the end of October. There is a lot going on in the town to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and the DISC system plays an important part in that process.”
Chief Inspector Dom Nicholls is Hotspot Policing Lead for Devon and Cornwall. He said: “Hotspot policing tackles anti-social behaviour and is proving effective in both preventing crime and helping people feel safer.
“Systems like DISC encourage local communities to report offending through information sharing and I’m pleased we’ve been able to help BID Camborne extend that facility to the town’s nighttime economy.”
Launched in May 2012, BID Camborne represents around 300 businesses in the town.
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