Home Watch Comes to Lower Irlam
Police and residents have set up a Home Watch in Irlam following a spate in vehicle crime in the area.
The scheme at Broomehouse Avenue will give residents the opportunity to discuss concerns about crime and antisocial behaviour in their area to police and PCSOs in their area. They will be kept informed of any issues affecting their community through regular meetings, email updated and telephone conversations and will act as the eyes and ears of their street. Members will also be provided with home security advice and will be able to identify problems and solutions by working alongside police, authorities and housing associations.
PCSO Mark Fitzgerald from the Salford West Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Home Watch is a vital link in helping us reassure communities and fight crime. By having the scheme in the community we are able to build greater links and break down barriers.”
The residents that joined the scheme were also presented with Smartwater kits to securely mark their property. Smartwater is a property marking spray that uses chemically enhanced water which contains a unique forensic fingerprint that glows under ultraviolet light.
Signs have also been put up to show any perpetrators that the area is part of the Home Watch scheme.
Home Watch coordinator, Frances Henry, said: “A good Home Watch scheme only works well if the police and community are working proactively together and that is exactly the case here. This new scheme has helped create links with likeminded people from the community. It has helped in community cohesion and has resulted in new friendships being formed with neighbours.”
PCSO Fitzgerald said: “This is just one of a number of schemes that I have helped to set up in the area. In an ideal world I would like to see one on every street as they help bring the community together and give people a sense of ownership over their area.
“Home Watch is one of the most active ways residents can tackle the issues that affect the community most and improve the quality of life for everyone.
“Members of the public who join the scheme will not only see an improvement in their own home security, because we provide advice and devices to help them stay safe, but they will also see relations with their neighbours improve as they stand together stop people who commit crimes or behave in an antisocial manner.
“If you wish to be a Home Watch Coordinator please contact your local neighbourhood policing team who will be more than pleased to welcome you into the process."
For more information about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Home Watch Comes to Lower Irlam
Police and residents have set up a Home Watch in Irlam following a spate in vehicle crime in the area.
The scheme at Broomehouse Avenue will give residents the opportunity to discuss concerns about crime and antisocial behaviour in their area to police and PCSOs in their area. They will be kept informed of any issues affecting their community through regular meetings, email updated and telephone conversations and will act as the eyes and ears of their street. Members will also be provided with home security advice and will be able to identify problems and solutions by working alongside police, authorities and housing associations.
PCSO Mark Fitzgerald from the Salford West Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Home Watch is a vital link in helping us reassure communities and fight crime. By having the scheme in the community we are able to build greater links and break down barriers.”
The residents that joined the scheme were also presented with Smartwater kits to securely mark their property. Smartwater is a property marking spray that uses chemically enhanced water which contains a unique forensic fingerprint that glows under ultraviolet light.
Signs have also been put up to show any perpetrators that the area is part of the Home Watch scheme.
Home Watch coordinator, Frances Henry, said: “A good Home Watch scheme only works well if the police and community are working proactively together and that is exactly the case here. This new scheme has helped create links with likeminded people from the community. It has helped in community cohesion and has resulted in new friendships being formed with neighbours.”
PCSO Fitzgerald said: “This is just one of a number of schemes that I have helped to set up in the area. In an ideal world I would like to see one on every street as they help bring the community together and give people a sense of ownership over their area.
“Home Watch is one of the most active ways residents can tackle the issues that affect the community most and improve the quality of life for everyone.
“Members of the public who join the scheme will not only see an improvement in their own home security, because we provide advice and devices to help them stay safe, but they will also see relations with their neighbours improve as they stand together stop people who commit crimes or behave in an antisocial manner.
“If you wish to be a Home Watch Coordinator please contact your local neighbourhood policing team who will be more than pleased to welcome you into the process."
For more information about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.