Join Neighbourhood Watch
Work with police to reduce crime.
What it's about
- Reducing crime opportunities
- People looking out for each other
- Linking residents with the police
Get started
You will need to:
- Get your neighbours interested
- Choose a co-ordinator (a co-ordinator talks with police and encourages participation)
- Visit www.ourwatch.org.uk to find out who your local Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator is and how to set up your own group.
Nominate a project for Community Payback
Community payback is a punishment given to offenders as part of their sentence.
Offenders literally pay back the community by carrying out hard, physical work.
The work can be:
- Building maintenance
- Graffiti removal
- Improvements to park and community facilities.
- Street clean-ups
Make a nomination
If there is somewhere in your area that needs improving, tell us.
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Phone Oldham Community Payback Unit on 0161 620 4421.
Volunteer for Victim Support
The work of volunteers is extremely important to the victims and witnesses of crime.
As a volunteer you could:
- Work with victims in your community
- Support witnesses at court
- Help in lots of other ways (like with IT systems, administration, or fundraising)
You don’t need qualifications or previous experience to volunteer for Victim Support. All you need is a willingness to help and a little time.
- Phone 0800 840 4207
- Victim Support website
Become a magistrate
Magistrates are volunteers who deal with around 95 per cent of all criminal cases in England and Wales.
Work with young people involved in criminal behaviour
- Youth offender panels - help decide on appropriate interventions
- Mentoring
- Appropriate adult volunteer scheme
Contact the Oldham Youth Offending Service on 0161 621 9500.