We all play a part to make our communities safer places. Whilst the Police and statutory organisations have a key role in community safety, each of us can do our bit too. We can help our families, friends, neighbours and our wider communities and help look after ourselves, our possessions and properties and those who we connect to.
There’s so much information available, we’ve produced this ‘index’ to some of the key resources that are available.
Community Safety can include:
– Personal safety – for yourself and others, at home or out and about
– Property protection – preventing burglary. Your home, your garden, shed or garage
– Your possessions – from insurance, to property marking – protecting everything from your phone, jewellery, bikes and more
– Scams and Fraud avoidance – anyone can be a victim of scams
– Anti-Social Behaviour – a major concern so what is it and what can you do about it?
– Reporting crime – understand how to report different issues
– Keep informed – where can you get useful and correct information to help with community safety
– Supporting networks – from Neighbourhood Watch to simple social networks. Supporting each other is invaluable
– Fire safety
– Emergency planning – from power cuts, to floods or more – how to be ready
– Environmental safety – keeping your street or area or community safe
– Society issues – domestic violence, terrorism, exploitation and more. Major issues that are uncommon but important to be aware of
And much more besides.
Quick Resources
Some immediate resources you can refer to or make use of:
My Community Alert – Police, Fire, Neighbourhood Watch and other partners use this to send timely and local information to anyone. Sign up for free updates. Details here
Stay Safe Guides – packed full of local advice and contacts about community safety. Online here or pick up copies from many community venues. Go here for the latest edition.
NELwatch – our own website full of community safety information. We even send out a regular ‘weeknotes’ email of information if you’re interested. www.nelwatch.org.uk
Humberside Police website includes details for every Neighbourhood Policing Team – who they are, where to meet them, what their priorities are for your own area. VANEL organise monthly community safety drop-ins in Cleethorpes at our offices. Police website here.
SaferNEL brings together partners across North East Lincolnshire as the Community Safety Partnership to support residents and to make our borough a safer place to live. Find out who is working on your behalf.
Neighbourhood Watch. For North East Lincolnshire VANEL look after Neighbourhood Watch. Chat to VANEL about new groups and support.
The Little Book of Big Scams (download it direct here). Fraudwatch (for Humberside). Friends Against Scams. ReportFraud. All are resources with scam and fraud avoidance advice.
Don’t forget Humberside Fire and Rescue Services website. Crimestoppers. Affected by Crime service. Victim Support. All important resources.
Detailed information and resources
Personal safety
Thinking about keeping yourself (or others around you safe).
Carry a personal alarm. Especially when out and about.
Personal Safety at Home (from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust)
Stay safe when out drinking or socialising.
Stay safe when travelling. More advice here.
Stay safe online. Advice from the Cyber Helpline.
Use Hollie Guard (personal safety app)
Report issues to Crimestoppers.
Victim Support or the Affected by Crime Service.
Advice from Humberside Police on Personal Safety.
And even more from CrimeStoppers about Personal Safety.
This section still under development. Bear with us.
Property protection
Protecting your possessions
Scams and Fraud
Anti-Social Behaviour
Reporting crime
Keep informed
Networks
Fire safety
Emergency planning
Environmental safety
Society issues
This page has been prepared by VANEL and NELwatch as part of our partnership working on community safety. Links to external sites were correct when published here but information can go out of date or may be incorrect, so we’ve made our best efforts to keep this guide up to date. Any problems with anything on this page please contact us.