Our Organisation The Tower Hamlets Neighbourhood Watch Association (THNWA) is part of the largest grass-roots movement in England and Wales, working to prevent crime and reduce the fear of crime, and support local initiatives to build stronger and better-connected communities. We are the Borough Association for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. We are closely … Continue reading Join our Trustee Board
Author: Johanna Kaschke
Gun surrender project
As part of the general violence reduction strategy, which saw knife bins installed in Tower Hamlets, we can now look forward to the 'Firearms surrender' project. There are however no bins, to drop guns into. Weapons should be handed to front counter staff at identified police stations. The main locations are:• SOUTH WEST - Twickenham … Continue reading Gun surrender project
phone snatching
A menace feared by almost every phone owner today. Opportunist thieves, usually on bikes, cycle around busy spots and look for easy victims to snatch a phone out of their hands. Busy places like bus stops, outside of pubs, pedestrian areas, all of which have easy cyclist access are among those targeted. All the thief … Continue reading phone snatching
Efficiency of Ward Panels
To obtain the best results from ward panel meetings we recommend that each panel has an agenda that as closely as possible resembles the recommended agenda, as stated in the Ward Panel Handbook on page 15. Apologies and IntroductionsMinutes and actions from the last meetingPolice actions on the previous prioritiesPolice report on crime, ASB, ward … Continue reading Efficiency of Ward Panels
Reporting concerns
We see it every day. People post on social media sites, film, pics of alleged perpetrators. A person is shown taking a package from a doorA man with dogs is accused of paedophilia because he walks out at school runsreports of criminal activities, but going to report laterRequests for information of individual in pictures whilst … Continue reading Reporting concerns
Promotional material to support local watch groups
We have campaign materials available for your local watch. Link to order form at the bottom of page order stickers using the form . You must be approved/verified to get stickers. 1. Window/Door stickers The Neighbourhood Watch stickers have Cyberhood Watch on the back but the back can also be used on doors or other … Continue reading Promotional material to support local watch groups
Think crime prevention
Once you are registered with Ourwatch you have the choice of various service providers. These include: Action Fraud (NFIB) (Recommended) Fire & Rescue Service Get Safe Online Local Authority Neighbourhood Watch (Recommended) Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner The Police (Recommended) Trading Standards Repelling crime through positive community action like communicating with your neighbours … Continue reading Think crime prevention
New ASB strategy
Tower Hamlets Council, has made changes to Safer Neighbourhood Operations (SNO) team. Click through to our page about ASB prevention to see full details with tips how to report and deal with the issue, if it affects you and/or your neighbours. The borough has been divided into four main areas Yellow areaBethnal Green EastBethnal Green … Continue reading New ASB strategy
Help improve fire safety in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets Housing Forum and London Fire Brigade are working together to promote fire safety in our borough, and we want to involve residents in getting the message out. We are making a series of short films where you can discuss your fire safety concerns or issues that you’ve experienced with someone from London Fire Brigade. … Continue reading Help improve fire safety in Tower Hamlets
A lack of service
We have come across a number of issues, which show that neither police or MOPAC show the required duty of care to local residents. There are many complaints, expression of uncertainties, frustrations voiced on various social media platforms, which do not result in action by police or MOPAC. Just recently a user of NextDoor posted … Continue reading A lack of service
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