Welcome to the web site of

The Brighton and Hove

Neighbourhood Watch Association

 

This web site is operated by the Committee of the Brighton and Hove Neighbourhood Watch Association. The Committee represents all local Neightbourhood Watch schemes along the coast from Southwick to Peacehaven . The aim of this web site is to act as a source of information and communication about Neighbourhood Watch in the area and nationally and to generally promote Neighbourhood Watch, and to help encourage the setting up of new schemes where either none existed before or old schemes have lapsed. The Committee, some of whom are also local NWatch Cordinators, meets once a month on the third Thursday, to discuss NWatch business and progress.

  

Chairman : David Herman
Treasurer:  Erica Ellis
Web site/communications:  Keith Mason 
Press and Public Relations:  Zuzana Vostiarova.
(there are currently 2 vacancies owing to retirements)

What is Neighbourhood Watch?

Neighbourhood Watch is one of the most successful organisations in the fight against crime.
However, it is not just about reducing burglaries, it is about the community and being a good neighbour.Neighbourhood Watch Improves your quality of life by...
  • Bringing the community together
  • Reducing opportunities for crime
  • Reducing the fear of crime
  • Encouraging closer links with the police, local authorities and other groups
  • Developing safer communities
  • There is no end to what can be achieved through Neighbourhood Watch forming a scheme is only the beginning...
What is a Neighbourhood Watch scheme? Neighbourhood Watch schemes vary in size from just a few households, such as a block of flats or part of a street of houses to groups covering whole streets or estates. Each scheme is organised differently depending on location and membership, but they are all working to create safer communities. Each member understanding and supporting the concept of crime prevention in the community.