Neighbourhood Watch

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Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is one of the biggest and most successful crime prevention initiatives ever developed. Behind it lie's a simple idea; getting together with your neighbours to take action to cut crime.

Although Neighbourhood Watch was first started in the Milton Keynes area some 15 years ago, the Milton Keynes Neighbourhood Watch Association has only been in existence for ten years, 2005 is its tenth anniversary. There are currently over 650 Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in the Milton Keynes area, covering over 7000 households.

Neighbourhood Watch

Firstly it is an idea to canvass your neighbours to find out how many would be interested in being a member of a NHW scheme. You may wish to call on all your neighbours or alternatively, drop a letter through their door with a tear off reply slip.

If you would like to start a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in your local neighbourhood, there's plenty of advice and help available to you.

How to go about staring a scheme:

Neighbourhood Watch benefits residents of individual properties and the surrounding neighbourhood. Find out more about the benefits of being a member of a NHW scheme.

NHW schemes encourage closer communities and help to reduce the fear of crime.


What are the benefits of being a member of a NHW scheme?

Find short answers to Frequently asked questions.

Frequently asked questions

The following are useful tips designed to assist you in helping to keeping yourself and your property secure.

The majority of burglary offences are committed by opportunist. Burglars prefer an easy opportunity and will often chose properties which have poor security, including where a door or window has been left insecure

Click to read some useful tips designed to assist you in helping to keeping yourself and your property secure.

Crime prevention advice

Some people who have information about crime don't want to speak to the police and certainly don't want anyone to know who they are. So how do they pass on what they know? The answer is to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. So how does that information actually help to fight crime? This short article aims to answer these and other questions.

What is Crimestoppers?

Neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes will be seeing a greater uniformed presence on the streets when 10 police community support officers begin work.

The PCSOs have been allocated to Milton Keynes following a recent Government announcement that Thames Valley Police was to be given full funding for 60 more PCSO's (The Home Office will provide 100 per cent funding for the PCSO's for the first 15 months, followed by at least 75 per cent in 2006/7).

Milton Keynes Police CSO Allocation

Every NHW scheme works in a slightly different way depending on the needs of the members involved.

A scheme can be large, covering most of the households on an estate, or just half a dozen houses. It depends on the area and what the people living there want.

How does a NHW scheme work?

The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) helps you to make sure your telephone number is no longer available to organisations who may telephone you with offers and information you do not wish to receive.

Before you register however, you should reflect on the fact that registering may well prevent you from receiving information which you would really like to have - thereby cutting you off from relevant and worthwhile opportunities.

The Telephone Preference Service (TPS)

As well as securing you home it is also essential that you take every precaution to protect your vehicle, be it outside your home, work or local shops.

The following link provides useful information and advice to help you keep your vehicle secure.

Vehicle Crime

When you are out and about it is essential that you always take every action possible to keep yourself safe, and to protect your property. This will decrease your chances of becoming a victim of robbery or violent crime.

Personal Safety

Make an effort to get to know your neighbours – starting a NHW scheme is a good way to do this.

Ask your neighbours to keep an eye on your house while you are away and offer to do the same for them.

How to run a successful scheme