Your connection to a safer community
Neighbourhood Watch is a proven Police and community partnership introduced to help control the crime rate, especially burglary and theft.
September 2023 Newsletter
Got a feeling that someone you know or care about isn’t behaving as they normally would? Perhaps they seem a little out of sorts or more agitated or withdrawn? Trust that gut instinct and act on it. Learn more about the signs and when it’s time to ask R U OK?
August 2023 Newsletter
Though we are not out patrolling the streets at night with clipboards and by torchlight, there wouldn’t be many residents who don’t know that New Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch has been an integral part of the community since 2018.
March 2023 Newsletter
Why Neighbourhood Watch works It is widely assumed that crime prevention/reduction is the primary objective of Neighbourhood Watch. But building feelings of safety amongst members of a community can be just as important an outcome as crime prevention.
Our aims are to empower the community of New Norfolk to:
Identify, understand and address issues that affect our local community safety
Learn more about practical ways to improve personal and home security
Improve crime knowledge, prevention, detection and reporting
Promote community well-being and increased feelings of safety
Improve community harmony by increasing communication and collaboration
Get to know your neighbourhood and report any suspicious behaviour to the Police
Know your rights and the law
Access to plain language information is available
Learn about crime reporting
It's not hard to report an incident through the proper channels
Review crime reports and stats
Awareness of incident history and patterns aids prevention
Safety
Have you noticed any suspicious behaviour lately? . . . incidents, events, people or circumstances that seem unusual or out of place . . . such as:
- Someone carrying property e.g. electronic equipment, office equipment, a locked bike, at an unusual time or location
- Someone going door to door without appropriate identification
- A vehicle cruising the street repeatedly
- Someone forcing their way into a locked vehicle
- Different people buying something from a vehicle
- Lots of traffic going to and from a house every day
- One or more people sitting in a car checking out the street
- Someone being forced into a vehicle
- Someone showing unusual mental or physical symptoms. They might have been in an accident or need other medical or physical help
- Unusual noises like alarms, gunshots, yelling, fighting sounds, dogs barking non-stop
What do you do?
- Stay calm and breathe
- Think about the date, time and where the incident is happening
- Call the Police on 000 in an emergency, or 131 444
- Answer the questions that you are asked (you can be anonymous, you don’t have to give them your name)
- Tell them what is happening
- Stay on the phone
- If it’s safe, keep watching and report what is happening
- Take photos with your phone only if it is safe
- Do not approach the person directly
