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As well as making
the neighbourhood a better place to live and work in,
tackling local problems and concerns will help people to
feel less nervous about crime - especially those who are
elderly or vulnerable for other reasons.
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Neighbourhood Watch is for
everyone
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. And any community or neighbourhood - however large
or small - can set up a scheme. A scheme can be made up of just
a few houses in a street, or a few households, the residents in
a square or a whole estate. Each sheme can be different - you
don't even have to use the title 'Neighbourhood Watch', or put a
sticker in your window.
Schemes aim to
meet the needs of the members and their neighbourhood. They are
run by the members and belong to their members - so the members
make a real difference to improving the quality of life.
The
Neighbourhood Watch movement covers 27% of the UK's households
and comprises of 160, 000 schemes.
Neighbourhood Watch means
working together
Neighbourhood
Watch means no-one is alone. Your neighbours will look out for
you, your family, your home and your street or estate, and you
will do the same for them. Neighbourhood Watch schemes also help
the community to keep a check on people in the neighbourhood who
are more vulnerable. Children and young people, the elderly and
the frail, and people who have had their home broken into before
can all benefit from having an extra eye kept on them.
As well as
receiving support from scheme members, people belonging to
Neighbourhood Watch can make contact with other local Watch
groups. And the police, local councils and other community and
voluntary organisations all support Neighbourhood Watch.
How does it work?
Everyone who
joins a Neighbourhood Watch scheme plays an important part in
making their neighbourhood a safer, more friendly and pleasant
place to live in.
One of the most
important things scheme members do is to look out for activity
in the neighbourhood that seems suspicious or unusual and then
report it to the police. Some things you see may help the police
to solve or prevent a crime - and so stop some-one becoming a
victim. When you join a scheme, you are given advice about the
sort of things to look out for.
But it is
always important to remember, when you see something that
concerns you, to dial 999 and let the police check it out - you
must NEVER challenge someone behaving suspiciously or put
yourself at risk.
The police may
also offer other advice, from simple ideas like seeing that
circulars, newspapers and letters cannot be seen in letter boxes
while householders are away on holiday, to promoting crime
prevention schemes and home security measures such as marking
property with a postcode.
Everyone is valuable
Each local
scheme is run by a local co-ordinator. He or she is chosen by
the members of the scheme and acts as a link between them, the
local police and council, other Watches and community groups.
The link goes
in both directions. As well as reporting suspicious activities
or seeking help and advice from the police, the co-ordinator
will hear from them about incidents likely to affect the
neighbourhood. These could be about burglars operating in the
area, reports of bogus door-to-door 'salesmen', car thieves at
work, or local drug dealing, for instance.
Some members
may be part of a support committee that shares the work. Others
can keep an eye on the more vulnerable people in the
neighbourhood, help to arrange events or approach local
business for support - or simply do the most important job of
all - looking out for others in the community.
Everyone in a
Neighbourhood Watch scheme plays an important and
worthwhile part in making their community safer.
Every member
is valuable and every task they do contributes to
bringing people in the community closer together.
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P.C.
Trevor Lancaster, the Community Officer responsible for
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OR CO-ORDINATOR,
PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE CO-ORDINATORS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
Neighbourhood Watch Statistics
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CORNWALL & ISLE OF SCILLY BCU AREA
(6 District / CDRP areas) 2003 figures
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CARADON DISTRICT
No of Schemes 219
No of households in a scheme 8.265
No of households in District / CDRP area N/A
Percentage of District / CDRP area covered by a NHW
scheme 24%
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RESTORMAL DISTRICT
No of Schemes 192
No of households in a scheme 6.920
No of households in District / CDRP area N/A
Percentage of District / CDRP area covered by a NHW
Scheme 16.6%
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PENWITH
No of Schemes 185
No of households in a NHW Scheme 7.640
No of households in District / CDRP area N/A
Percentage of District / CDRP area covered by a NHW
Scheme 26%
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CARRICK
No of Schemes 421
No of households in a NHW Scheme 10.490
No of households in District / CDRP area N/A
Percentage of District / CDRP area covered by a NHW
Scheme 26%
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KERRIER DISTRICT
No of Schemes 259
No of households in a NHW scheme 16.300
No of households in District / CDRP area N/A
Percentage of District / CDRP area covered by a NHW
Scheme 43%
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Nth CORNWALL
No of Schemes 150
No of households in a NHW scheme 10.084
No of households in District / CDRP area N/A
Percentage of District / CDRP area covered by a NHW
Scheme 26%
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Crime and Disorder Strategy [1.1Mb]
Useful Links :
http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk
http://www.neighbourhoodwatchforum.com
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/prevention/neighbourhoodwatch.shtml
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