Police and Neighbourhood Watch
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Ensure you garden sheds and outbuildings are
securely locked.
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Ensure your doors and windows are securely locked
and the alarm set whenever you leave the house.
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Ensure any security lights are working correctly.
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Leave some interior lights on preferably on a timer
and a radio playing.
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If you are away invite a neighbour to regularly check
your property and maybe allow them to park a car on
your driveway whilst you are away.
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Do not open your door to unknown people especially
at night.
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Make arrangements with a close neighbour should
you have a caller at night to telephone them and ask
them to check out the caller.
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Always use a safety chain until you have established
who the call is.
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Do not invite strangers into your house.
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Do not leave strangers at an open front door, close
the door on them whilst you fetch whatever it is they
want. Be aware of distraction burglaries.
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Do not disclose bank or building society details to
anybody at the door or over the phone even if they
claim they are the Police or your bank or building
society.
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The Police, Banks and Building Societies will never
ask for you account details over the phone so do not
disclose any of theses details even if the caller claims
to be from any of theses organisations
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Do not engage workmen unless they have been
recommended or you know their reputation. Always
get a contact phone number and address and if
necessary seek advice from family or friends.
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Do not pay them in advance.
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Get your car checked before winter, always have a
warm coat and a
rug in the car and be sure to have
your mobile phone with you.
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Do not respond to cards through the door which invite
you to call a
0900 number regarding a parcel which
could not be delivered if you do you will incur a hefty
phone charge. Call trading Standards on:
0845 511
0845
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Over Christmas be careful about disposing of
packaging for expensive presents such as computers,
TVs and music centres as packaging is a give away
that these gifts are on the property.
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There is a very useful Neighbourhood Watch Members
Guide containing much more detailed and extremely
useful information on personal and property security I
have delivered a copy to all those registered with me
as Neighbourhood Watch members.
Finally, not all of the village is covered by the current
Neighbourhood Watch scheme if you wish to be involved,
want a copy of the Neighbourhood watch Members Guide
contact them..
Neighbourhood Watch
Co-0rdinator position vacant -
contact The Banbury Rural
Neighbourhood Team
Police
Banbury Rural Neighbourhood
Team
Banbury Police Station
Warwick Road
Banbury
OX16 2AE
Internal: 7224543
0845 8 505 505
We fortunately live in a lovely village with very
little crime but nevertheless occasionally we
are victims, we still need to be vigilant and
take extra care of our belongings and property.
As member of Neighbourhood Watch keep an
eye out for unusual activity and casually
engaging strangers in conversation can deter
them from committing crimes.