Neighbourhood Watch is for everyone Neighbourhood Watch is also about bringing people closer together and involving them in local life. A stronger community spirit grows as people get to know each other and look out for one another. Anyone can join a Neighbourhood watch team and everyone can play a part in its achievements. A scheme can be made up of just a few houses in a street, or a few households, the residents in a square or a whole estate. Each sheme can be different - you don't even have to use the title 'Neighbourhood Watch', or put a sticker in your window.
Schemes aim to meet the needs of the members and their neighbourhood.
They are run by the members and belong to their members - so the members make a real difference to improving the quality of life. Neighbourhood Watch means working together Neighbourhood Watch means no-one is alone. Your neighbours will look out for you, your family, your home and your street or estate, and you will do the same for them. Neighbourhood Watch schemes also help the community to keep a check on people in the neighbourhood who are more vulnerable. Children and young people, the elderly and the frail, and people who have had their home broken into before can all benefit from having an extra eye kept on them.