British households worry about burglary more than any other crime Two thirds (67%) of respondents to the Neighbourhood Watch Crime and Community Survey 2021 were concerned about becoming a victim of burglaryThere are evidence-based, simple and effective measures we can all take to reduce our chance of being burgled by up to 50%.Victims of burglary … Continue reading THINK – WIDEN – burglary prevention campaign
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Thieves steal entry door scanners
This was a scanner Home owners beware, thieves remove, damage, steal your entry door scanners, leaving residents unable to scan in, disabling security. If your entry door scanner is easily removed, please change your system to a more secure one. We are offering membership deals to service providers, sign up here. Residents get terrified because … Continue reading Thieves steal entry door scanners
Welcome
Join Neighbourhood Watch, register here Glac páirt ag Faire Comharsanachta, cláraigh anseo Ymunwch â Gwarchod y Gymdogaeth, cofrestrwch yma انضم إلى Neighborhood Watch ، سجل هنا নেবারহুড ওয়াচ-এ যোগ দিন, এখানে নিবন্ধন করুন 加入鄰里守望，在這裡註冊 Rejoignez la surveillance de quartier, inscrivez-vous ici Treten Sie Neighborhood Watch bei, registrieren Sie sich hier Unisciti a Neighborhood Watch, registrati … Continue reading Welcome
A reliable, secure community safety membership system
Please don't mistake Ourwatch with social media. Ourwatch is more than social media. It provides a reliable and secure home for your community to exchange, learn and use as valuable tool. Ourwatch is part of the Neighbourhood Alert provision, which is a proven, highly secure community messaging system. Looking at the history time-line, you can … Continue reading A reliable, secure community safety membership system
Effective reporting
Don't report using the personal email address of an officer known to you. Why? The officer may be on holiday, leave, unavailable, left for another area. Best Principle. Always obtain a reference number for all reports. Quickest reporting method for non-urgent cases Use the MET Contact Centre online direct reporting tool, which also allows you … Continue reading Effective reporting
Love your Neighbourhood
One of the Apps we recommend for versatile use in the borough of Tower Hamlets. This App is run via Council services but would be ideal also for Neighbourhood Watch purposes to connect to Police, but it would need for the Police to adopt this as reporting method, which they currently do not do. Love … Continue reading Love your Neighbourhood
Knife bin in Tower Hamlets
A new knife bin which was recently installed at St Mary and St Michael’s Church is now officially open. Mayor John Biggs joined members of the community and local faith leaders yesterday at a blessing and official opening of the bin. The knife bin has been provided by Word 4 Weapons, a leading UK weapons-surrender … Continue reading Knife bin in Tower Hamlets
Hard calls save lives
Sharing information on knife crime can save lives. We understand that calling with information on a crime is a hard thing to do, especially if you think what you know isn't worth the call. But the details you give, however small, can help build a picture of criminal offences, and can make a difference in … Continue reading Hard calls save lives
News from the Home Office
My enquiry to the Home Office about the Neighbourhood Watch efficiently working with all crime reduction partners in Tower Hamlets has now been answered. We have been given the heads up, the matter was referred to the Crime Strategy and Performance Unit. Whilst we heard at the same date that major drug busts in Britain … Continue reading News from the Home Office
Breaking up national unity
Why it is that UK Police of all organisations is trying to break up National Unity is beyond my understanding. We usually hear about Scottish and Irish and perhaps sometimes Welsh nationalists trying to break away but they never mention the Police Force. That is a very important in respect of Neighbourhood Watch and keeping … Continue reading Breaking up national unity
Tower Hamlets Neighbourhood Watch Association 