Some of you may not know that The Crime Prevention Website also has a Facebook page. We use it to promote our main website, but the page carries the same news stories we post up on the main site plus posts by others. In recent days I've noticed that the number of new ‘likes' has increased…

We are really pleased to see that the Campton and Chicksands Parish Website has placed a link to our website from their Homewatch page. This follows our recent link up with Bedfordshire Police. The Parish of Campton and Chicksands (which was formed in 1985) is situated approximately 9 miles…

This story from the BBC News (South east), which I've edited A male burglar posing as a meter reader entered the home of a 31-year-old woman in Harlington Road, Uxbridge, at about 5pm Friday 31 October. The man held a knife to her 15 month old child before saying to her, \"where is the…

TCPW Introduction We've often heard that a small number of criminals are responsible for the majority of crime or maybe a phrase like \'20% of known burglars are responsible for 80% of all burglaries\'. Well here's a case in point! A news item from Sussex Police is launching an appeal for…

Thanks to 1st Watch Coordinator of Neighbourhood Watch Hide Tower Scheme in Westminster for bringing my attention to the fact that it's Bonfire Night tomorrow. There is a crime prevention message associated with fireworks and so I thought it might be useful to create a new page on this website to…

The Home Officer has launched a new campaign to promote the use of the police non-emergency 101 phone number. The campaign includes a short information film (see link below) together with radio and online advertising. All police services now use 101, including Police Scotland and the Police…