5. Neighbourhood Watch
Do you care about what goes on in your neighbourhood and to you want to see Exeter become a safer, friendlier, and stronger place which embraces everyone who lives and works in the area?
If so, here’s your chance to get involved and start a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme.
Created through a network of local area co-ordinators, a Neighbourhood Watch is a way of bringing together people who care, are proud about where they live, and who want to take back their community for the benefit of all. It’s about looking out for your neighbours and for them to look out for you. There are no barriers regarding age, race, class and religion – it’s about making sure that no one feels alone, frightened or vulnerable in the place where they live.
We want to encourage our neighbourhoods to keep their eyes and ears open, use their local knowledge, report anything suspicious to the police, and most importantly, care for each other.
Although Neighbourhood Watch is all about helping to cut crime and reducing the fear of crime, its equally about helping to combat loneliness, caring for the more vulnerable members of our communities and improving the social atmosphere and our community spirit by bringing people together with a shared goal.
For more information please visit the Devon and Cornwall Community Watch Association.