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Neighbourhood Watch
Introduction “I know my neighbour, my neighbour knows me.”
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"... to promote safety security and quality of life". 
NHW National Mission Statement

"Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is a community-based crime prevention program organised by members of the community. It is aimed at minimising the incidence of residential crime within a defined area." 
NHW Administrative Procedures

Most of East Brisbane is covered by Dutton Park 1 Neighbourhood Watch.

The name of the watch starts with 'Dutton Park' because it comes under the oversight and is in the district of the Dutton Park Police Station.

A community working together can help:

  • Improve personal safety and home security
  • Help reduce the number of preventable offences
  • Support for victims of crime
  • Members know which Police Station to call or report suspicious incidents
  • Improve household security
  • Build better relationships with neighbours
 
Items of value can be marked for police identification. Contact any NHW co-ordinator or the Dutton Park Police for further information.

In Queensland the identification used is the person’s initials followed by their date of birth and the letter Q for Queensland. For example John Thomas Smith born 12 March 1945 would be JS120345Q. This unique identification number is engraved on all property or marked with a UV pen for delicate items and advised to the local police who will enter it into their database. Any stolen property can then be traced back to it’s owner. Also property that is marked is harder and more risk for criminals to dispose of, and therefore less likely to be stolen.

Contact your local neighbourhood watch or Police Station about the free loan of engravers and stickers for placing on marked property.



To learn more about NHW, contact details, newsletters, etc visit the Queensland Police site .

Queensland Personal Safety Sheets -

Personal Safety Booklet Safety - Common Trends Safety - 10 Core Concepts Safety - In the Home
Safety - Phone Calls Safety - Public Transport Safety - In the Car Safety - In the Workplace
Safety - In the Social Scene Dealing with Confrontation Referrals - Contact numbers Safety - for Seniors

Property Safety Sheets (These are PDF documents. You can download Acrobat pdf Reader for free).

Security in
the Home 		Motor Vehicle
Security 		Property
Indentification  		Bicycle Security
Business Security Keyholders Index 
for Businesses		 Electronic
Alarm Systems

Visit other Queensland NHW sites.

Albany Creek 1 NHW Albany Creek 3 (Glendora) NHW Boondall 10 (Carseldine) NHW Boondall 12 (Aspley) NHW
Boondall 19 (Aspley) NHW Cleveland 13 (Victoria Point South) NHW Hendra 5 (Wooloowin) NHW Indooroopilly 9 (Kenmore East) NHW
Indooroopilly 11(Bellbowrie) NHW Indooroopilly 15 (Kenmore Sth W) NHW Jimbomba Rural NHW 2 (Mackenzie) NHW
North Ipswich NHW Petrie 5 (Bray Park) NHW Petrie 8 (Mango Hill) NHW Stafford 13 (Everton Plaza) NHW

To do a virtual tour of safety ideas for your house, car, bike or building site visit the Victorian NHW site.

To download a NHW game for the children visit the Victorian NHW site.

To see more security ideas for your vehicle visit the Car Safe website.

The following safety sheets are from the West Australian NHW website (pdf documents. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view pdf documents for free).

10 Steps to Home Security* Burglary - What Now? Burglary Prevention Car Security
Holiday
Security		 Safety for
Seniors		 Party Safe Suspicious Person

*Please note in WA the property identification number is based on their driver's licence number, for Queensland see details above.  Also contact phone numbers will be different.