Local partnerships in action

Local police approached the Greenwich Neighbourhood Watch team to help problem solve and combat a large rise in parcel theft from apartment blocks and cycle thefts from locked communal garages. The problem was so bad that residents were keeping cycles in their properties, instead of the locked facilities. The Greenwich team spoke to residents about the incidents and decided that reducing opportunistic crime was a priority. The team designed several posters to be printed and distributed in targeted areas. They also worked with residents, providing simple ways to reduce the risk of parcle theft

Surrey Heath Neighbourhood Watch worked in partnership with their local Neighbourhood Policing Team to reduce burglary in hot spot areas where burglaries were rife, as identified by intelligence. Up to 21 Neighbourhood Watch volunteers distributed a letter to numerous houses which looked as if nobody was at home as they were in complete darkness. The letter advised the occupants to make sure they were not a target to burglars by ensuring they had at least one light on a timer. There was constant police presence during the operation and the local Neighbourhood Police Team ran anti-burglary

Devon and Cornwall have been working with the Rural Affairs officer under the Bodmin Moor Rural Crime Initiative to highlight the issue of livestock worrying. With their resin sheep Shaun and Shirley, they are educating dog owners to be responsible around livestock. They are helping to prevent these incidents using their partnership signage, theirresin sheep and a number of other projects they have in the pipeline. Devon and Cornwall Community Watch Association are looking forward to sharing with their members the Rural Affairs team monthly rural themes. They will be starting their livestock

Describe what you did and why? I am a the lead for Tower Hamlets where we have no less than 20 SNT regions for 325,000 residents. One of our busiest and most famous areas, Canary Wharf, has recently suffered a rise of bicycle thefts. Engaging with residents of the area via a dedicated Facebook Group, I received many requests to help them get safe and secure bicycle storage. Not only do I encourage them to build more Neighbourhood Watch groups to get a better negotiation position when talking to private estate owners but I also refer them to unique schemes in the Borough, which install secure

Neighbourhood Watch coordinators in Newark, Nottinghamshire made contact with the local Council and Councillors and arranged public meetings to promote the idea of community partnerships and good public engagement. The local community police officer also attends the meeting. At the meetings, the public in attendance are are invited to set up local Neighbourhood Watch schemes. Council staff help with other issues raised such as street lighting, dog fouling, etc.

The unification of volunteer groups and active volunteers within a geographic area to support one another and deliver locally agreed activity.