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Hounslow Neighbourhood Watch Association was set up in 2001 to co-ordinate the work of the various Neighbourhood Watches across the borough. It enables Neighbourhood Watch to speak with one voice to our partners in combating crime and the fear of crime, namely the Police and Hounslow Council.
The Association is run by an Executive Committee of unpaid volunteers, it has no staff. The Committee Members will give Watches support and advice. Meetings of the Association are arranged each year, usually with guest speakers, including the annual general meeting in the autumn when officers and committee members are elected. All members of all Watches across the Borough are automatically members of the Association and as such are entitled to attend meetings. Neighbourhood Watch is a way of fostering a community spirit to help prevent crime and allay the fear of crime among residents in a particular road, a group of roads, a block of flats, an estate. Watches develop relationships between the local residents, the police and local authority. They also aim to improve the local environment by encouraging greater vigilance, improving home security, fostering a community spirit and working together to improve their environment.
Levels of crime in a Watch area are known to decrease where the street signs and clearly visible stickers in householder's windows are in place. Insurance companies generally will grant discounts for household cover ((home and contents) in active Watch areas. Residents are encouraged to act on anything suspicious they notice around them, often thus preventing their neighbours being burgled or some other crime being committed.
Each Neighbourhood Watch Scheme is a community initiative run by local people. A volunteer resident acts as Co-ordinator to develop the scheme and liaise with the police. In the bigger watches, there are often street Co-ordinators for each road to help and support the watch Co-ordinator.
The Co-ordinator receives information and messages from the police and is responsible for passing it on to residents as appropriate. A Watch will only be successful if the residents understand and accept the need for all of them to be positively involved, to be constantly alert for suspicious activity, to observe and note as much as possible, to be ready to take action, and to be fully acquainted with what are the appropriate actions for circumstances. 1. Dial 999 for actual or suspected criminal activity 2. 101 for non-urgent matters 3. Contact Watch Co-ordinator or assistant, for advice when in doubt |
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