BBC Website 27/11/25 – Crime App targets pub and club troublemakers

A crime-fighting app which has helped police tackle shoplifting is being expanded to cover anti-social behaviour around pubs and clubs.

The UK Partners Against Crime (UKPAC) app allows shop owners to share information about known offenders with each other and the police.

The app will now be rolled out to night-time venues to help them identify and ban prolific troublemakers.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Donna Jones said the app had helped secure 45 years’ worth of prison sentences for shoplifting offenders.