Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch is a voluntary community safety organisation designed to promote community spirit within the Borough. The idea is to improve community safety and reduce or prevent crime and anti-social behaviour by acting in a neighbourly manner by developing close liaison between households in a neighbourhood and the local police.

It aims to help people protect themselves and their properities and to reduce the fear of crime by means of improved home security, greater vigilance, accurate reporting of suspicious incidents to the police and by fostering a community spirit.

Objectives of Neighbourhood Watch

To prevent crime by improving security, increasing vigilance, creating and maintaining a caring community and reducing opportunities for crime by increasing crime prevention awareness.
To assist the police in detecting crime by promoting effective communication and the prompt reporting of suspicious and criminal activity
To reduce the fear of crime by providing accurate information about risks and by promoting a sense of security and community spirit, partiuclarly amongst the more vulnerable members of the community.
To improve the quality of life for members.

The Eastwood neighbourhood watch committee meet quarterly with the local co-ordinators to discuss local issues. The next meeting is on the 7th September at the Eastwood Community centre, 7.30pm start. If you would like more information or want to become involved in the Eastwood neighbourhood watch initiative then you can contact Rita Lowe on:
Home - 01702 511740

Useful links:

Southend neighbourhood watch    - www.southendnhw.org.uk/
Southend crime &
disorder reduction partnership      - www.southendcdrp.co.uk/
Southend park watch                 - www.southendparkwatch.org.uk
Crimestoppers                           - www.crimestoppers-uk.org/
Southend borough council           - www.southend.gov.uk
Essex fire and rescue service       - www.essex-fire.gov.uk/
Citizens advice bureau                - www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Trading standards                      - www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/

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