Category Archives: Crime Prevention

Over the past year we have: Remained self-funding from the sale of discounted crime prevention products. Addressed 22 private groups re crime prevention with emphasis on the risks posed by cons & scams (including Dosti, an Asian ladies’ group). Held … Continue reading →

To encourage vigilance amongst scheme members and actively encourage the early reporting of suspicious incidents to the police or to Action Fraud if it should relate to a con or scam. To receive crime information and advice from the Alert … Continue reading →

In our previous newsletter, we concentrated very much on cyber-crime issues of which there are very many. With this newsletter, we are concentrating on cons & scams that come into our lives by telephone, the post, and across the doorstep. … Continue reading →

Welcome to this our Newsletter for September 2018. In it, because of its really considerable importance, we are concentrating on the subject of cons and scams, and particularly cyber-crime. It is said that everyone in the country has either experienced … Continue reading →

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF WYCOMBE DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION TUESDAY 24th April 2018, TRINITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, LONDON ROAD, HIGH WYCOMBE Attendees: Committee – Chair Stan Jones, Geoff Pegg, Doug Meredith, Ian Burrell, and John Moore. Apologies: Olga McBarnett, Selina … Continue reading →

We have: Remained self-funding from the sale of discounted crime prevention products. Addressed 23 elderly groups re the risks from cons & scams (including DOSTI, an Asian ladies’ group). Held 6 WDNHWA committee meetings. Attended the three committee meetings and … Continue reading →

Wikipedia defines ‘Cybercrime’ (or Computer crime) as any crime that involves a computer and a network. (Source: Wikipedia) These days, ‘Computer’ can mean a desktop PC, laptop, tablet or Smartphone, and ‘Network’ can be either the Internet or the mobile … Continue reading →

From 2002, Wycombe District Neighbourhood Watch Association (WDNHWA) felt that it should address issues relating to older people with Co-ordinators being encouraged to look out for any of their neighbours who may be vulnerable or showing signs of being fundamentally … Continue reading →

ANNUAL REPORT OF WORK DONE BY THE ASSOCIATION DURING 2016 We have: Kept interested parties aware of our activities by Alert messages and via Twitter. Enhanced and maintained our website at : neighbourhoodwatchwycombe.org Succeeded in obtaining a grant of £793.00 … Continue reading →

Is it time you relaunched? It may be some time since your Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) scheme had any contact with us and perhaps morale amongst your members is flagging a bit or you may have new members since you started. … Continue reading →