We are concentrating on support for families with children in this article.

We often hear from people who feel powerless and have no inspiration to report crime or do not know how to prevent crime from afflicting their own life.

Of course some online social media accounts specialise into showing crime scenes and reports in the most graphic ways possible. That can seriously down your mood and increase anxiety and fear.

Important are solutions to problems and if you are financially unable to finance your own solutions the first point of contact is our local Council.

Sending your children into cadet schemes, but others just want support when they need it.

The poorest borough in terms of child poverty.

Tower Hamlets Council has a huge family support system and you should use it if you need it. That might help prevent your child from entering the criminal gangs who can destroy their lives.

See a leaflet about Early Help and Children and Family Services.

Click to access FH-Empowering-families.pdf

There is now a Family Hubs website, providing a wealth of information and services.

All Family Hubs Services

Activities for children aged 0-5	maternity/perinatal
Birth registration	Nutrition and weight management
Debt and welfare advice	Oral health improvement
Domestic abuse support	Parent – Infant relationships and Perinatal Mental health Support
Early Language and Home Learning Environment	Parenting Support
Early Childhood Education and Care and financial support	Reducing Parental Conflict
Health Visiting	SEND support and services (inclusive to the Start for Life period)
Housing	Stop smoking support
Baby Feeding and Wellbeing Support	Substance (alcohol/drug) misuse support
Intensive targeted Family Support Service	Support for separating and separated parents
Local authority 0-19 public health services	Youth justice services
Mental health services (beyond Start for Life)	Youth services

There are various types of crime that affect our daily lives and most require different solutions.

• Cyber Crime
  • See our online section on Cyber crime.
• Drugs, Gangs (county lines)
  • A big danger for our local families is that our children may be tempted to join a County Line gang to escape family problems or for lack of money. Find support for your family.
  • A short video from the Ivison trust where Parents bravely talk about the changes they noticed in their Child….
    And some they missed…
    Spotting the Exploitation is so important as it is often hidden in plain sight
    Child exploitation – would you know the signs? via YouTube
• Sextortion
  • If your child has been a victim of sexually coerced extortion or online blackmail, follow these five simple steps:
    1️⃣ Support your child; they are never to blame.
    2️⃣ Don’t pay or engage with the abuser.
    3️⃣ Report it to the police.
    4️⃣ Visit Report Remove to have images & videos blocked.
    5️⃣ Seek support for you and your family by visiting our online resource.
• Domestic Violence
  • family conflicts can have a severe effect on children’s mental health. See how the Council provides support services.
  • Report domestic violence to police
• Hate Crime
  • Report Hate Crime to Police
  • Become a hate crime champion, council support
• Traffic related crime
  • We suffered a lot of car ASB/Crime, flipped cars, racing meets at Canary Wharf. Report car related ASB to police via Met Police

to name just a few.

If you feel you can contribute to Tower Hamlets Crime Watch as a member please join our organisation. We ask for a small one-off donation, to cover our fees, as we are not funded by the Council.