November 2024 Crime and Community webinars
This November, we are bringing to you a series of webinars which will focus on a variety of crime prevention and safety themes. Please see the full list of webinars below and the recordings for each of these below.
| Date | Topic and speaker | Registration link |
| Monday 18th November | Tackling ASB Together - Partnership Working & Integration: Guest speaker Sean McDermid, Director of Community Safety – London Borough of Newham, leads a discussion on the importance of collaborative working to reduce antisocial behaviour. | Click here to watch recording of session |
| Wednesday 20th November | "Let's Talk ASB" Day: Co-hosted by Resolve and Neighbourhood Watch to mark 'Let's Talk ASB Day' (as part of the national ASB Awareness Week), this session aims to bring together frontline practitioners, Neighbourhood Watch coordinators and the general public. Rebecca Bryant, Resolve, and John Hayward-Cripps, CEO of Neighbourhood Watch | Click here to watch recording of session |
| Thursday 21st November | Stand up Against Harassment The Suzy Lamplugh Trust | Session recording coming soon |
Spring 2024 Crime and Community webinars
This spring, we brought to you a series of webinars which focused on some of the most commonly occurring crimes in the country (such as burglary and antisocial behaviour), as well as community wellbeing topics such as isolation. Please see the full list of webinars below and the available recordings for these sessions (click on the titles to view recordings).
- (No recording) Taking your home security to the next level (burglary trends and technology) with SimpliSafe on Monday 18th March
- Heritage crime – not just an issue for rural communities with Historic England on Tuesday 19th March.
- (No recording) Top tips from policing’s tactical lead for vehicle crime with Merseyside Police on Wednesday 20th March.
- Understanding the role of isolation & loneliness in scams with Re-engage on Thursday 21st March.
- Stalking and female personal safety with Suzy Lamplugh Trust on Friday 22nd March.
'Hidden Crimes' (November 2023)
Hidden crimes affect our neighbours, our friends, and our family, and we often do not recognise the signs in our communities. Neighbourhood Watch Network is delighted to bring to you a series of special online webinars with expert speakers, delivering guidance, research and case studies on specific hidden crimes. You can watch recordings from our webinars below.
- Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, led by Anti-Slavery International on Monday 20th November
- Domestic Violence and Abuse, led by the National Centre for Domestic Violence on Tuesday 21st November
- Radicalisation and Extremism, led by the Metropolitan Police on Wednesday 22nd November
- Controlling and Coercive Behaviour, led by Her Centre on Thursday 23rd November
ASB Awareness Week (July 2023)
- ASB - The changes and know your rights with Rebecca Bryant OBE recorded Monday 3rd July 2023
- ASB Help - understanding how to report and your right to a case review recorded Tuesday 4th July 2023
- ASB on Public Transport - British Transport Police recorded Wednesday 5th July 2023
- ASB - How the Neighbourhood Watch Community Safety Charter tackles ASB recorded Thursday 6th July 2023
Other recordings
- Preventing burglary with WIDEN (Feb 2023) with Sergeant Matt Coe, Crime Prevention, London Safety Centre
- Understanding the psychology behind scams (Feb 2023) with Paul Maskall from the Fraud & Cyber Crime Prevention Manager, Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU)
- What does smart security mean for your home? (10th March 2022) with Sunier Foster-Shah from ERA Home Security
- StreetSafe - How the public inform the policing picture with the Met Police Single Online Home Services and Digital Public Contac
- ASB and the role of the comunity - recognising, recording and reporting antisocial behaviour (15th Nov 2021) with ASB Help
- Preventing and disrupting county line exploitation (9th Nov 2021) with the Children's Society, the Organised Crime Unit and Crimestoppers
- Don't get hooked by scammers! (30th July 2021) with Christopher Budd, Senior Global Threat Communications Manager, Avast
- Scams awareness training (23rd July 2021) with the The National Trading Standards Scams Team (NTSST)
- Dog theft 'PROTECT YOUR POOCH' (27th May 2021) with the Met Police, Katy Bourne - PCC for Sussex, Dr Daniel Allen - founder of the Pet Theft Reform, and Crimestoppers