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West Mercia Police

Fighting crime with design and digital marketing

In 2015, West Mercia Police launched ‘We Don’t Buy Crime’ tackling acquisitive crime and associated harm with forensic marking kits registered to more than 58,000 residents, across Herefordshire, Shropshire & Worcestershire. Since its launch, the project has gone from strength to strength with five main strands all aimed at preventing crime.

The five strands are:

  • Fuel Stations
  • Covert Tactics
  • Second-Hand Stores
  • Towns & Villages
  • Associated Harm

The campaign encompasses road signage, forensic property marking kits, currently provided by Smartwater, and training business owners, residents and frontline professionals to have their ‘eyes and ears to the ground’ when it comes to acquisitive crime and associated harm.

West Mercia Police logo design

The brief

The project has been hugely successful and as it developed, the We Don’t Buy Crime team was keen to refresh the brand residents and business owners aware of the recognisable activities of the initiative.

It was agreed that a new brand incorporating a new logo would be rolled out across signage, residential support and crime prevention packs & property marking kits and a new website portal that we would build, to allow for more visibility of the important work the We Don’t Buy Crime team does.

We Don't Buy Crime Poster design
We Don't Buy Crime Poster design showing the previous design on the right
West Mercia Police leaflet design
We Don't Buy Crime window sticker design

Our Strategy

In collaboration with the members of the We Don’t Buy Crime team at West Mercia Police, our creative design team produced a new brand for the campaign, which was rolled out to 5 specific signs & posters to target various groups more closely in their message.

Our focus through these posters, stickers and signage was to provide a more visible presence for the campaign, with relevant signage deterring those who may be tempted to commit a crime, but also a number dedicated to providing reassurance to local residents or giving them an outlet to speak to someone if they suspect their area is being targeted.

West Mercia Police desktop home page
West Mercia Police desktop internal pages

As part of the brief, we also utilised the new branding to produce an information pack for residents, which included a leaflet, a sticker design for residents' windows, as well as packaging for this and the property marking kits.

We also built a website on the WordPress platform - https://wedontbuycrime.co.uk/, which highlights the good work the team do, along with video content, information for business owners and residents, as well as a contact form for those interested in the project and want to find out more or become involved. This platform also allows the We Don’t Buy Crime team to expand the site if and when the campaign expands, either in its scope or geographically.

West Mercia Police mobile website design

Before and after

The results

Overall we have provided We Don’t Buy Crime with a more striking and up-to-date look and feel, which targets the right people with the right message. The branding is now consistent across a range of materials, including signage, information packs, leaflets & a clean, modern website, which will allow the campaign to go on and become even more successful in the future.

Let’s chat

Want to take your brand to the next level with an experienced agency that does what they say they’re going to? Get in touch with our team today! We can discuss an upcoming project or simply chat about your business and suggest solutions for growth.

Call us on 01743 621 722, drop us an email or fill out our contact form. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

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