This page contains links to Home Office training material for Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators.

Security in your Home and Community

This short quiz tests your knowledge of security in your home and community.

You can take the quiz as often as you like - you may want to make sure you get all the questions right!

You can print out a certificate at the end of the quiz, with you name, Watch group and score.

Security in your Home and Community quiz

Neighbourhood Watch Toolkit

This package has been produced by the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) in consultation with Neighbourhood Watch volunteers.

This toolkit can be used by individuals to find out about all aspects of Neighbourhood Watch, which is also known as Home Watch in many areas. It is particularly aimed at anyone who is running or wishes to run a local Neighbourhood Watch group.

How does it work?

This toolkit has been designed to enable you to work through it on your own. It is very simple to use:

Work out what you need to know in order to perform your role in Neighbourhood Watch.
Refer to the appropriate modules.
Work through each module, including the practical activities.

Each neighbourhood is unique and has different needs and problems. This means, of course, that to meet the needs of every Neighbourhood Watch scheme, this toolkit needs to be flexible and adaptable. You do not have to work through the modules in any particular order. If you wish, you can use only those modules that are of interest or importance to your scheme, as some topics may not be applicable to your neighbourhood.