The Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) have let us know there are two contact sessions next month:
8 January
12pm to 1pm at the Assembly Halls
18 Gates Green Road, Coney Hall, West Wickham, BR4 9JW
15 January
3pm to 4pm at The Warren,Conference Room
The Warren, Croydon Road, Bromley, BR2 7AL
The SNT is a group of Met police officers dedicated to serving our community. The team is made up of officers based in our area (or ‘ward’), supported by additional officers from the wider area.
They work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide the policing priorities for the area. If you have any questions or concerns about crime or safety in the local area, the contact sessions are a good opportunity to talk to the police directly.
Remember: Report crime by calling 101 or in an emergency call 999.
You can also report crime online on their website: www.met.police.uk
Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association and ward panels
Neighbourhood Watch is a partnership where everyone comes together to make their communities safer. It involves Police, Local Authorities, other voluntary organisations and, above all, individuals who want to make their neighbourhoods better places to live. It aims to help people protect themselves and their properties and to reduce the fear of crime by means of improved home security, greater vigilance, reporting of suspicious incidents and by fostering a community spirit. It relies on unpaid volunteers at all levels of the organisation and is always looking for more volunteers to fill the many gaps, particularly at local level.
Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association has around 600 Coordinators serving the local community. Their objectives are:
- to help prevent crime by improving security, increasing vigilance, creating and maintaining a caring community and reducing opportunities for crime by increasing crime prevention awareness;
- to assist Police in detecting crime by promoting effective communication and the prompt reporting of suspicious and criminal activity; and
- to reduce undue fear of crime by providing accurate information about risks and by promoting a sense of security and community spirit, particularly amongst the more vulnerable members of the community.
Neighbourhood Watch is, essentially, about watching out for your immediate neighbours, members of your “Watch”.
For a wider view, why not consider joining your local Ward Panel, a group of community members and partner agencies that meets with a representative of the Police Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) at least every 3 months to set local SNT, ward priorities and hold the SNT to account for issues affecting the community. The Panel feeds information and emerging issues directly to local officers, helping shape and deliver local priorities and inform supervisors.
Safer Neighbourhoods is a Met Police initiative, unconnected to Neighbourhood Watch but of equal, if not greater, importance. Any resident of the Ward is free to join their Ward Panel whether or not they are a member of Neighbourhood Watch. Anyone interested in joining their Panel, should first visit the Met Police website, type in their PostCode and check the option for “Meetings and Events”. Assuming one is scheduled, it should show the date, time and venue for the next Panel meeting. You do not need to be invited, just turn up on the day and introduce yourself. This is another opportunity to meet your SNT and find out what is happening across your Ward.
Thanks to Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association for sharing this information.
Coney Hall Village Residents' Association (CHVRA) 