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This website is maintained by a local coordinator for the information of Ringmer residents and others who may be interested in Neighbourhood Watch.

The objects of Neighbourhood Watch as indicated on the Sussex Police website are:-

To reduce crime - By improving security, increasing vigilance, creating, and maintaining a caring community, and reducing opportunities for crime by increasing crime prevention awareness.

To assist the Police in detecting crime - By promoting effective communication and the prompt reporting of suspicious and criminal activity.

To reduce the fear of crime - By providing accurate information about risks, and by promoting a sense of security and community spirit, particularly amongst the more vulnerable.

To improve police/community liaison - By providing effective means to notify

Co-ordinators of local crime trends, and by members advising the police of incidents when they occur.

To increase community safety - By providing safety information from other Partnership bodies such as Trading Standards and the Fire & Rescue Service.

Neighbourhood Watch: A note of history -

The principle of Neighbourhood Watch began in Oakland, California, and was first established in this country in 1982 in the Cheshire village of Mollington. Its success in dealing with local crime was quickly recognised and the establishment of Watch Schemes spread rapidly during the 1980s. Varying estimations have been made of the total number of Watch Schemes. However, in a Parliamentary debate reference was made to there being about 155,000 such schemes. Local estimations are that more than 8,000 of these are established in Sussex.

Patrons: The High Sheriffs of West and East Sussex, linking Neighbourhood Watch throughout Sussex. We are indeed fortunate to have their support