What is Neighbourhood Watch?

Neighbourhood Watch is a community crime prevention scheme, with Police and community volunteers working together. Neighbourhood Crime Prevention programs have existed in the USA, Canada and the UK since the late 1960s. In Australia, the Neighbourhood Watch scheme began in Victoria in 1983 and was formally launched in New South Wales in the Sydney suburb of Campsie in December, 1984.

Organisation

Police patrols are divided up into Neighbourhood Watch areas. Since Neighbourhood Watch is entirely voluntary, it is up to the local community to establish a group by holding a public meeting and electing a co-ordinator and small committee.

The co-ordinator liaises with local Police, passing on information to the committee and the area's residents by way of public meetings and newsletters.

A typical Neighbourhood Watch Area would have four public meetings a year and the delivery, by volunteer street co-ordinators, of four newsletters a year to every residence and business in the area.

Newsletters contain information regarding local police issues, safety and crime statistics for the area. The meetings are usually informal, with a guest speaker relevant to community interests and a report from Local Police.

Aims of Neighbourhood Watch

Our Aims include:

1. Improving the level of personal and household security
2. Minimising the incidence of preventable crime.
3. Increasing the incidence of crime reporting to the Police.
4. Encouraging people to engrave / photograph their property for ease of identification if stolen.
5. Improving the relationship between local Police and the community.

1. THE CRIMEBUSTER
Please download the latest publication of the THE CRIMEBUSTER from the link provided below. Published by the Northbridge Neighbourhood Watch.

2. Crime Statistics for Northbridge

2010

January - May 2010

October - December 2009

July - September 2009

April - June 2009

January - March 2009

2008

October - December 08     July - September 08      April - June 08

January - March 08           Comparison 2007-2008

2007

October - December 07   July - September 07    March - June 07

3. Press Releases - North Shore Local Area Command

September 2010 -  Break & Enter warning for Spring

April 2010 - Last Drinks Campaign

30 April 2009  - Raid on illegal drug laboratory

16 February 2009 - Knife offences, graffiti

02 February 2009 - Arrests over stolen property

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Northbridge Neighbourhood Watch Committee

NSW Police Community Liaison Officers
Senior Constable: Matt Jewell - 9414 8518
Youth Liaison Officer: Constable Lynne Kennedy - 9414 8504
Community Information Service (Crime)
http://www.community.gov.au/Internet/MFMC/community.nsf/pages/section?opendocument&Section=Crim