Volunteers from across Gedling borough are being sought by Nottinghamshire Police to join the their new Street Watch scheme and provide visible reassurance in the community.
Street Watch is a scheme for the community that is run by the community to improve the local area.
Street Watch is made up of a group of community-minded residents who walk around their local areas in pairs, wearing high-visibility jackets, to promote safety and deter crime or anti-social behaviour.
Police said volunteers should think of it as ‘a walking version of Neighbourhood Watch’.
Volunteers, whilst on the walk, will be asked to report issues such as graffiti, fly tipping, overgrown footpaths and ASB hotspots using the Fix My Street system run by the Office of Police Crime Commissioners Office.
These identified issues will then be picked up by the Immediate Justice team who will ensure people who commit low-level offences and antisocial behaviour are made to clean up local streets or public areas.
Volunteers are asked to carry out just two hours of patrols per month.
Anyone between 18 and 80 years can sign up. All volunteers receive training and support from their local policing team. An identified PCSO is allocated as a point of contact and will stay connected with the nominated community coordinator for each group on a fortnightly basis and then once a month would arrange to come out with the group to support them.
People wanting to join the scheme can email streetwatch@notts.police.uk for more information.
