We do not work the same as Neighbourhood Watch because we adapt our system to the large inner-city environment.

See the comparison in environments. A typical Tower Hamlets scenario is multi-storey blocks of flats. Some high-rise blocks have up to 1,500 doors, e.g. dwellings within them.

In the village on the right I can understand that Neighbourhood Watch would be working if all the residents get on with each other and find a productive consensus to work along with. If a person becomes a coordinator in the village everybody will know that person. But not so in the city.

Registrants:

• We do not know the people who register on our social media pages or groups
• we are a collective online community that meets as needed without entering a formal membership of an organisation.

Do you know your Neighbours?

• Your block might have several Airbnb’s in the block where people come and go.
• Your neighbours might have short-lease tenancies
• Job commitments make people move a lot too
• Areas like Tower Hamlets attract many immigrants
• People don’t talk to each other

No coordinators

Because people generally do not know each other we do not have any coordinators. We accept individual registrations of persons only on

• mailing lists
• social media groups / pages / channels

you are not to be responsible for your neighbours.

We also do not have window stickers or leaflets.

Social media

Crime Watch operates publications on various social media sites. See about us.

I assist and publish what my experience taught me is needed, anybody can read social media posts and post to communicate on the Facebook group.

Joining social media channels does not oblige you to attend meetings or be part of a constituted organisation.