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What is Neighbourhood Watch?
Neighbourhood Watch is about looking out for each other and improving the quality of life for yourself and your neighbours. By working together, neighbours can help reduce all sorts of local crimes. They can also take action to improve their environment by getting something done about things like vandalism, graffiti, poor lighting and a lack of local amenities. Neighbourhood Watch is also about bringing people closer together and involving them in local life. A stronger community spirit grows as people get to know each other and look out for one another. Anyone can join a Neighbourhood Watch team and everyone can play a part in its achievements. Any community or neighbourhood can set up a scheme.
Each scheme aims to meet the needs of the local neighbourhood. They are run by, and belong to their members - so they make a real difference in improving the quality of life of your community. Everyone who joins a Neighbourhood Watch scheme plays an important part in making their neighbourhood safer, more friendly and pleasant place to live in. One of the most important thing scheme members do is to look out for activity in the neighbourhood that seems suspicious or unusual and then report it to the police, your local Safer Neighbourhood Team, the Local Authority or phone 999 in an emergency. Something you see may help the police to solve or prevent a crime - and to stop someone becoming a victim.
But is is always important to remember, when you see something that concerns you, to dial 999 and let the police check it out NEVER put yourself at risk.
How do I set up a NHW Scheme?
If you contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team (SN Teams link), they will be able to tell you more about setting up a scheme where you live.
