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Neighbourhood Watch needs you!
Literally hundreds of people replied to our survey telling us they wanted a Neighbourhood Watch group in their area.
Neighbourhood Watch is an active partnership with the Police, the community and other agencies, working towards the same aim: to reduce crime and disorder and the fear of crime, improving quality of life, whilst making communities safer places to live.
Neighbourhood Watch is made up of small groups of volunteer residents usually on a Street by Street basis. Members look out for signs of crime in their own neighbourhoods and share that information with the police and each other. They follow basic rules and guidelines set out by the national organisation and they work closely with their local police force.
If you join or form a Neighbourhood Watch group you will get to know your neighbours. You'll pay attention to the cars normally parked on your street, and to which of your neighbours is having work done on their house. You might even know which of your neighbours is away for any length of time.
Using that information, you’re more likely to know when something unusual is happening on your street, or when something just doesn’t look right.
By keeping an eye out for your neighbours, you can help police stop crime from happening. Get involved with Neighbourhood Watch now.
Are you interested?
For Neighbourhood Watch to function, each street must have a local coordinator.
It does not involve a lot of work but sharing information could be done by something as simple as e-mail.
In fact, Neighbourhood Watch can be as much or as little as you like it to be. Groups may be any size, some have as few as three houses so do not let size worry you. An individual group is the size the coordinator wishes it to be.
This is not difficult or time consuming, but it is necessary.
If you are happy to volunteer, or want to find out what it involves please contact:
lyn.buckley@alwoodleyparishcouncil.org or telephone 0113 2674994
Or PC Dave Muscroft, Crime Reduction Officer, Neighbourhood Watch on 0113 241 3639
or e-mail: david.muscroft@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
Neighbourhood Policing is separate from Neighbourhood Watch but it is an important local aspect of crime prevention. WY Police have committed to a Policing Pledge
details of the pledge and contact details for our community policing!
