Hassocks Neighbourhood Watch in Sussex

This website for Neighbourhood Watch in Hassocks has been discontinued

In the last few years it has become increasingly difficult to maintain the Hassocks Neighbourhood Watch website in the face of a diminishing level of support from the main partner organisations: Mid Sussex Neighbourhood Watch, Sussex Police, and indeed Hassocks Neighbourhood Watch itself.  This has been compounded by the inability of Neighbourhood Watch in Sussex, including in Hassocks, to move operations forward with the times, particularly in terms of social media engagement.

As a result the continuation of this Hassocks NHW website has become unsustainable after 10 years of operation.

The Mid Sussex crime alert blog and RSS feed (for easy mobile device access, scan /save QR code shown right) is still continued for information about current crime incidents.  Neighbourhood Watch news for Hassocks can be viewed in the Hassocks local area pages on the parent Neighbourhood Watch website (see below).

 

For details of joining or starting a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Hassocks, or indeed elsewhere in Sussex, please visit the official Home Office approved portal for Neighbourhood Watch, the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network - NHWN (OurWatch).

Step 1 - check if your Hassocks road already has a Neighbourhood Watch scheme
Visit 'Your local area' and enter your postcode (or just 'BN6' for Hassocks).  If you see it listed on the left, click it.  Then on the right select 'Apply to join scheme' - or you can send a message to the scheme coordinator if you prefer.

Step 2 - start a scheme in your road in Hassocks or elsewhere
To start a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Hassocks or your area, simply register your interest on the Neighbourhood Alert system - just follow the simple directions (there's a video tutorial to help).  Once registered and approved you can pin your scheme on the map, publicise it, post and receive messages, and freely use the customisable publicity materials.

Please note that Neighbourhood Watch scheme(s) should only be registered as above.  There are unofficial outfits around which may charge a fee.

Hassocks Neighbourhood Watch website: 2002 - 2012

 

Some handy respected resources:
Mid Sussex Police NPT Twitter streams for latest crime issues - for relevant tweets use the hashtag, eg. #Hassocks  #MidSussex  #NeighbourhoodWatch etc:
@bhill_police  @hheath_police  @EGrinsteadPol
Crime prevention advice:  from Crimestoppers  @crimestoppersuk  YouTube channel
Scams and hoaxes:  Snopes  @snopes, Hoax-Slayer and Safefromscams
Latest scams and frauds:  Action Fraud  @actionfrauduk

 

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