Hastings and St Leonards Neighbourhood Watch
Safer and stronger together
Neighbourhood Watch is no longer just about local crime prevention such as preventing burglary, but also about knowing your community, preventing serious and organised crime, cybercrime, scam awareness, and promoting safety and community resilience, to name but a few. Neighbourhood Watch may not be rich in money, but it is rich in talent, effort, energy, ideas, partnerships and connections. Our …
A vigilant member of the public has helped to secure the conviction of a man caught stealing from cars in Hastings. In the early hours of 5 September 2019, a resident in Willowbed Walk, Hastings, was alerted by a security light and spotted an unknown man entering his neighbour’s car. He dialled 999, and officers located a man matching the …
Whatsapp is an effective tool for rapid communication of important messages. We have established a Whatsapp group for sharing information between local co-ordinators. Groups can only have 256 members, and there are far more people than this in Hastings Neighbourhood Watch schemes. We therefore encourage each local scheme to have a designated communications volunteer who can administer local Whatsapp groups …
A community initiative to cut business crime.
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