Safety ChecklistAnswer the following questions to determine how safe and secure your home is. The more times you answer ‘yes’, the harder you make it for criminals to target you and your home.

Yes No

Is your house number clearly visible from the street?

Are your trees and shrubs pruned so burglars can not hide?

Do you have solid core external doors?

Do you have secure locks and deadbolts or deadlocks fi tted?

Do you have security screens on doors and windows?

Does your door have a peephole?

Do your windows have key-locks or security devices?

Does your house have an automatic light timer or sensor light?

Do you leave lights on when you go out at night?

Are the entrances to your home well lit?

Is your home fi tted with a well maintained alarm?

Are your garage, shed and gates kept locked?

Are your tools and ladders stored away?

Is the meter box locked?

Are your contents and valuables marked for easy identifi cation?

Have you photographed and recorded propertyserial numbers?

Is there a phone close by with emergencynumbers handy?

Do you know your neighbours?

Neighbourhood WatchGet to know your neighbours

www.police.wa.gov.au

000 - For all emergencies (Police, Fire or Ambulance).Where life or property is threatened or in danger.

131444 - For all non-urgent Police attendance.To make a report of an offence or call for other matters requiring police attendance.

1800 333 000 or online www.crimestopperswa.com.au To report suspicious behaviour or activity (not urgent). To report persons believed to have committed an offence. To supply information that may lead to the arrest of an offender.

Who do I call?

For more Neighbourhood Watch information:

www.nhw.wa.gov.au info@nhw.wa.gov.au

Become Involved1. Get to know your neighbours. Introduce yourselves

with our Knock Knock cards, knock on their door or a simple wave and a hello is a good start. Use our resources to introduce the idea of creating a local Neighbourhood Watch network.

Neighbourhood Watch is a program where neighbours unite and work together.

If something is out of the ordinary then make a report to WA Police Force and share the information with your neighbours.

2. Swap contact information or set up a communication network on a social media application.

3. Sign up to a WA Police Force Facebook page or Twitter account to stay informed of what is happening in your community.

4. Make your home and apartment safer and less inviting for would be intruders. Use our safety checklist as a guide.

5. Contact Neighbourhood Watch WA for resources to share with your neighbours.

6. Follow our crime prevention tips opposite.

Know who lives around you so you can recognise if something isnt familiar or out of the ordinary.

Neighbourhood Watch does not want you to spy on your neighbour. We want you to be concerned for the safety of your neighbourood. Spend time out in your community, be observant to the commings and goings and become familiar with your local environment.

Observe

Waving and saying hello can deter an outsider, as well as signifying that you are communicating and watching out for one another. Good neighbours also acknowledge those people they don’t know. Thus letting potential intruders know they have been seen and observed potentially reducing the opportunity for crime to occur.

Acknowledge

Police can not respond to community problems if they are not made aware of them. If your instinct is telling you something doesn’t feel right – it probably isnt. Report all suspicious and criminal activity to Police.

Report

Sharing information with Police and your neighbours helps build awareness and connects a neighbourhood.

Share

No one knows more about what is going on in a neighbourhood than those that live there.

We believe that a safe, connected neighbourhood is one where neighbours know each other, communicate with each other, and are familiar with their local environment. Where neighbours take the time to know what is going on around them, look out for and care about their community.

How it Works

By bringing people together with a common purpose to create a safe, connected and friendly neighbourhood.

What is Neighbourhood

Watch?