Semilong Northampton Neighbourhood Watch

Northamptonshire Police

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Crimestoppers Charity

Crime Rate In Semilong

Current Overall Crime Rate

HIGH

Burglary

ABOVE
AVERAGE

Robbery

HIGH

Vehicle Crime

ABOVE
AVERAGE

Violence

HIGH

Anti-Social Behaviour

HIGH
These rates were last checked on the
6th-August-2010
[The Police Local Crime Mapping Service can be found here]
Also note that the rate can be affected by a higher reporting of the crimes as well as by police operations and are for the whole of Castle Ward which Semilong is a part of..



Welcome To
Semilong Neighbourhood Watch

Police Seek Semilong Owner of Recovered Stolen Ring

Police are appealing for the owner of a ring that has been recovered to come forward.

Officers believe it may have been stolen during a burglary sometime between November 2009 and February 2010 in the St James, Spencer, Kings Heath or Semilong areas of Northampton..

For more of this article and a photo of the ring, read here..

 

Article date: 6th August 2010

SMARTWATER KITS

Smartwater kits, described as the fingerprint identification system for property, and as strongly recommended by Northants Police can be ordered through us.

Smartwater kits are ordered in batches of 10 and we have a number of requests that are currently waiting till we reach the required amount.

The cost is £15+postage etc which is a remarkable discount that is being offered.

So contact us and let us help you protect your property.

Article date: 18th April 2010

 

Do You Want To Help Run The NHW Scheme?

If you would like to help run the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme and can spare a few hours a month or just as needed, please contact us.

Ideally there should be a Co-ordinator, Deputy Co-ordinator, Secretary, Treasurer as well as others.

So whatever your background or age you could be suitable. The only requirements are a willingness to help improve the area, a willingness to help your neighbours and to be able to pass a Police criminal record check.

If interested, please contact us by email or if you would prefer by phone on 01604-211244

A Big Thank You..

One of the benefits of Neighbourhood Watch is that information flows between Scheme members and the Police quicker and more freely.

Over the past month, members of the Semilong Neighbourhood Watch have provided information to the Police on several occasions.

This has enabled officers not only to attend incidents in progress, but also to gain knowledge of what is happening on the ground for future use.

The outcome is a safer Semilong Northampton for every resident.

So thank you, keep up the good work.

Remember, you can use the dedicated Neighbourhood Watch reporting line for non urgent calls to Northants Police. This enables you to skip the switchboard and go straight through to the Force Control Room.

If you do not already have this number, please contact us here.

Hampton Street Robber

On Tuesday 6th April 2010 at about 3.45pm were you in Hampton Street, in Semilong Northampton? If so, did you witness a robbery?

Police would like your help to catch a robber that targeted a Semilong resident.

The victim was making his way home from the bank when he was approached by a male outside his home who assaulted the victim and threatened him with what’s believed to be a knife.

The offender then asked the victim to empty his pockets, fearing for his safety, he handed over a mobile phone and a substantial amount of cash before running off along Harding Terrace towards Quorn Way.

The description of the offender was male of mixed race appearance, 6ft 3ins tall of an athletic build. He wore a yellow hooded top with Henleys written diagonally across the chest. He had a black scarf over the lower half of his face and two slits shaved into his right eyebrow. The offender also wore a black Adidas bottoms and white trainers.

Witnesses to this incident, or anyone with information, should call Northamptonshire Police on 03000 111 222 - alternatively, information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111

 

Article date: 10th April 2010
Northamptonshire Police Operation Guardian

Have You Been The Victim Of Crime?

Neighbourhood Watch works by letting everyone in the scheme know when an incident has occurred. This way everyone can be extra vigilant for their and their neighbours property. It may also mean that the offenders are caught quicker.

So if you have been the victim of crime, please contact us here by completing the contact form.

We will then let scheme members know (giving out only as much information as YOU consent to)

Operation Guardian

Northamptonshire Police are currently running this extremely successful and popular operation to tackle the crime in our neighbourhoods.

Focusing on vehicle crime, robbery and burglary, it has already netted many criminals whom otherwise would be free to cause misery to many, including our Semilong residents.

For more of this article read here..

If you know who is committing crime in your neighbourhood please contact Northants Police on 03000-111222.

Article date: 23rd March 2010

Twitter

To update our members and those interested quicker, SemilongNHW are now on TWITTER too.

Updates are posted frequently on the free to join TWITTER social networking site, so check us out on there under the username/profile SEMILONGNHW.

They are also automatically fed through to the Twitter page here on the Semilong Neighbourhood Watch website.

[see the TWITTER page on this site here]

Article date: 10th January 2010

 

 

Why Semilong needs a Neighbourhood Watch scheme?

Almost every other week that goes past, Semilong Northampton is mentioned in the media. Whether its for burglaries, car crime, drug related crime, or though extremely rare, for violent crime. Indeed, the crime statistics for our area, Castle Ward in Northampton, shows that the current crime rate for our neighbourhood is HIGH.

For more of this article read here..

This is what Aaron Goddard, Community Watch Liaison Officer for Northamptonshire Police’s West area says about Neighbourhood Watch:

“Neighbourhood Watch has been proven locally and nationally to help prevent and detect crime and it is also a good way of boosting community spirit and getting to know your neighbours.

Neighbourhood Watch schemes work through a network of Co-ordinators and Deputy Co-ordinators liaising with the police and their scheme members...

For more of this article read here..

"All this talk of crime makes me anxious.."

When you first join Neighbourhood Watch you may be given a lot of information about crime, especially in your area. This may alarm you. But remember – the risk of actually being a victim of violent crime is very small indeed. Most crime – more than 90 per cent - is against property, not people, and most of your security measures will be aimed at protecting your home and your belongings. Neighbourhood Watch is all about taking sensible precautions. It reassures vulnerable members of your community that you are keeping a neighbourly eye on them.

Crime Rate Traffic Lights

Opposite, on the left side of the page, can be found the current crime rates for our area as published by Northamptonshire Police. They are included as a guide so that we can be extra vigilant when the levels are HIGH.