As a Street Co-Ordinator for Neighbourhood Watch,I can only speak from experience in our area. Out of 20 Houses,our meetings consist of just 7 homes which is a sad state of affairs in my opinion.We are in the position where if there is a problem,they all come to me. This doesn't particularly bother me,but the attitude of one particular PCSO has left me in doubt as to whether to carry on this little charade. On one occassion not too long ago,there was a car parked in our garage area with no number plates,and being aware that this is illegal to have a vehicle on any road without reg plates,I attempted to contact the police just in case it was used in a ...  Read the complete review

NOSEY WARDENS -Despite the jokes about nosey Neighbourhood Watch wardens, in my area we decided to form our own group. I can assure you that we are vigilant, but far from the stereo typical image! NEW DEVELOPMENT - Living on a new development forming the Neighbourhood Watch group took some time as not many of us knew each other. We had lived here a couple of years before we decided to take action. However, after several minor incidents of car break-ins and a couple of incidents of vandalism, another neighbour and myself decided to set up a NW. We had paid a lot of money for our houses and did not want crime to become part of our new neighbourhood, so set out ...  Read the complete review