How can I get involved in Neighbourhood Watch?

Become an active member 

You can help establish Neighbourhood Watch in your area by becoming an active member. This can be in the metropolitan area or throughout Western Australia.

Active members include street representatives, area coordinators, suburb managers and volunteers.

Becoming a Neighbourhood Watch member is a great way to become more involved in your suburb, local community or town and to help prevent crime in your community.

You can apply to become an active member by completing the Neighbourhood Watch Registration Form (470Kb) and you will be required to have a police integrity check.

Send your completed application form to:

Neighbourhood Watch State Coordinator
Neighbourhood Watch State Office
8 Burton Street
Cannington WA 6107

Tel:  9356 0555
info@nhw.wa.gov.au

For more information you can also contact your local Crime Prevention Officer or police station on 131 444.

More ways to get involved:

• Talk to your neighbours about becoming members of Neighbourhood Watch.
• Mark your property to help discourage theft and to make identification of any recovered stolen property easier.
• Frequently asked questions (PDF, 65Kb)

Neighbourhood Watch objectives

Assist the Western Australia Police in its efforts to reduce crime in the community by:

• reducing the fear of crime in the community
• reducing preventable crime
• encouraging reporting of suspicious activity in your neighbourhood
• improving the quality of information passed to police
• improving the level of home security in the community
• encouraging the marking/engraving of property to:
  • discourage theft
  • assist in identifying recovered property