Voluntary organisations

If you're worried about crime in your local area and would like to give up some of your spare time to volunteer, these organisations and schemes may be of interest:

Neighbourhood Watch

If you collaborate with a local Neighbourhood Watch scheme, you agree to look out for one another. You can keep watch for anything suspicious in your local area and tell one another or report it to the police. Neighbourhood Watch is a great way to feel more secure in your neighbourhood. (See: Neighbourhood Watch)

Special Constables

Trained and uniformed police volunteers who patrol in their local community.

Neighbourhood wardens and street wardens

Many local councils have neighbourhood warden schemes, where local people walk around and monitor their community looking out for anything suspicious, giving people information and being a visible presence on the street.

Youth action groups

See young people as part of the solution in tackling crime in the community, not just as part of the problem. They work with young people on issues that interest them and help them develop their own skills and activities.

Other volunteering

Your local voluntary services council can tell you what opportunities there are for volunteering locally. You can find more details from the National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service (NACVS) or from your local council. There is often good information about neighbourhood volunteering opportunities at your local library.

Volunteering for Crimestoppers

As a charity, we rely on volunteers so that we can continue to do good work in your communities. If you're enthusiastic and think you have something to offer Crimestoppers in your local area, get in touch to find out how you might be able to help us.