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Our different membership models offer flexibility to suit you. At the heart of each one are you, your neighbours, and your community. Once you have joined as an Individual Member, you have the option to become a Scheme Member by either joining a local scheme or starting one up.
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A HOST OF BENEFITS
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
An Individual Member is anyone wishing to be part of the biggest voluntary crime prevention movement in England and Wales. Once you are a registered member of Neighbourhood Watch you may be invited to, or request to, join a local Neighbourhood Watch group; or choose to volunteer for Neighbourhood Watch. Individual Members can continue their membership even if they move areas or change groups; and there are a range of other benefits:
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GROUP (OR SCHEME) MEMBER
A Scheme Member is someone who joins their local Scheme, headed by a volunteer Coordinator. We have over 90,000 Coordinators leading Schemes across England and Wales. Schemes can be physical Schemes covering your home, or virtual Schemes such as a Neighbourhood Watch Facebook group. Scheme Members can belong to one or more Schemes. All of the Individual Member benefits PLUS:
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AFFILIATED MEMBER
Community groups, faith groups, organisations or businesses can join as an Affiliated Member. An Affiliated Member does not run a Neighbourhood Watch group but instead shares the information received as an Individual Member with their group, organisation or business, without everyone joining individually. All of the Individual Member benefits PLUS:
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q1: Can I join no matter where I live in England or Wales?
Neighbourhood Watch groups, the police and council in Hertfordshire, Barking & Dagenham, Brent, Ealing, Haringey, Hillingdon, Redbridge, and Wandsworth use a different system called OWL. Neighbourhood Watch groups in Barnet, Enfield, Hackney, Harrow, Hounslow, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest use a mixture of Neighbourhood Alert and OWL. If your scheme is not showing in one system, please check the other. If you live in an area covered by OWL you can still join Neighbourhood Watch through our site to receive national messages. To receive local messages and join your local scheme, contact OWL.
Q2: I am having trouble joining, can you help me?
If you have any issues joining, have a look at our Powerpoint Guide to Joining, or for more technical issues please contact support.
Q3: How will my data be used if I join?
We will only use your details to administer your account in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Q4: How much does it cost to join?
Membership to Neighbourhood Watch is free. If you wish to make a donation to our national umbrella charity, click here.