Neighbourhood Watch
 Neighbourhood
Watch in Langton Green is affiliated to the West Kent Neighbourhood
Watch Association covering the area of the West Kent Police.
Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is a way of developing close liaison
between households and the local police. The aim is to help
people protect themselves, their properties, improve security
and enhance vigilance and the fostering of a neighbourly,
caring spirit in communities.
Peter Brown is the village coordinator leading 17 coordinators
who individually look after their own road or Close varying
from as few as 6 households up to over 100. The areas covered
are:
- Asher Reeds
- Birchetts Avenue
- Broom Lane
- Broom Park
- Courtenwell
- Dornden Drive
- Hazelbank
- Hither Chantlers
- Holmewood Ridge
- Langton Ridge
- Leggs Lane
- Longmeads
- Monteith Close
- Newlands
- Stonewall Park Rd
- The Boundary
- Yew Tree Cottages
More coordinators are needed for those roads in Langton Green
that are not currently covered.
To become a coordinator for your own road or area contact
Peter Brown, tel: 864957 or e-mail: smugglers.brown@uwclub.net
You will get a lot of help setting up.
What do coordinators do?
- Keep residents informed of crime in the area. Information
is gained from the police liaison officer and other official
sources.
- Warn about scams and repeat crimes by gangs such as distraction
burglary
- Distribute advice on security, uV marker pens, signs
etc to individual households
- Act as a focus for the reporting of crimes and of any
suspicious observations
- Most information distribution is via email or the police
Ringmaster voice mail system. Doorstep deliveries are made
to those households not on email.
- Coordinating is not a great time consumer and brings other
benefits. You get to know those neighbours whom you had
not met; insurance premiums are sometimes lower in NHW areas;
and it is satisfying that you are doing your bit to frustrate
the bad guys.
If your road is not covered by Langton Green NHW,
why not volunteer now?
If you want further information about personal safety a useful website is
www.personalsafetyadvice.co.uk/home.htm
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