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General Information
The aim of Neighbourhood Watch is to reduce
crime and develop greater community spirit. This is achieved by increasing
awareness of good security, caring for one’s neighbours, discouraging
anti-social behaviour and prompt reporting of suspicious or criminal activity.
A NW Scheme is started when an interested
group of people arrange with the police to hold an Inaugural Meeting and commit
themselves to the Scheme and one another.
An appointed Co-ordinator for each road (or a
Contact Person for a small number of houses) liases between the police and the
group to pass on information of any adverse activity in the locality through a
system of "Watchout Alerts" and newsletters. Neighbourhood Watch
members also report suspicious or criminal activity to the police and their
road Co-ordinators. The Co-ordinators in an area can be linked together by
email and meet regularly to share local information.
Procedures and Useful
Numbers
In an emergency when anyone sees any criminal activity taking place,
one should phone 999 straightaway, or with an incident of lower
priority, contact Bath Police on 0845 4567000 and one’s road
Co-ordinator.
To report a previous incident requiring
police follow-up, phone 01275–818181, or the Odd Down Community Beat
Manager, PC Martyn Bridges on 01225 - 842554 or personal voicemail 01225 -
842496 then key in (on a touch-tone phone) 7 1484 or e-mail: martyn.bridges@avonandsomerset.police.uk
Cars obviously stolen and abandoned should
be reported to the "Car Clear Hotline", telephone no.: 01225–842499. Other cars abandoned untaxed in an open or
public area should be referred to the B&NES Action Line on 01225-394041.
Uncollected rubbish, fly-tipping, recycling queries, street maintenance or council complaints may be reported to the B&NES Action Line on 01225–394041 or emailed to: action_line@bathnes.gov.uk
"Care & Repair" is a service provided by B&NES for small
maintenance jobs and especially security needs, free to people over 60 or the
disabled. Appointments for a home visit to determine needs are made by phoning
01761–413030.
The Odd Down Community Surgery is held every Saturday morning between 10.00am and
11.00am at the Youth Centre in Odins Road, for discussion of problems with your
local Councillors, Steve Hedges and Nigel Roberts.
To contact Cllr Steve Hedges by email
send to: stevehedges@blueyonder.co.uk
or by phone: 01225–358622. Cllr Nigel Roberts’ email address is nigelroberts@clara.co.uk and phone number: 01225–336366.
Further Information and
Enquiries
For current news of crime in Bath & N.E.
Somerset and local initiatives go to www.avonandsomerset.police.uk, click on "Local Pages" and select the
district "Bath & N.E.Somerset." or follow this link to the Odd Down Beat Page. For more
information on NW Schemes in the area, please then go to the dedicated
Neighbourhood Watch section. For more information
on NW Schemes generally, crime trends and statistics, etc., visit
the national website at: www.neighbourhoodwatch.net
Enquiries about setting up a new NW
Scheme should be made to the NW Administrator, Helen Colville, Bath Police
Station, Manvers Street, BATH BA1 1JN (Tel.01225–842480).
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