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Welcome to the website for Warwards Lane, Darris Road and Park Corner Neighbourhood Watch.

On 22nd September 2008, the Neighbourhood Watch group for Warwards Lane (Warwards NHW) was started.  The group had support from Bournville Lane Police Station, with the aim to improve the area of Warwards Lane and Darris Road.  As word spread the group now has 65 households as part of the scheme.  Together we can make a difference! 

The latest crime statistics for Warwards Lane, Darris Road and Park Corner are now available to view here.  It identifies the number of robberies, vehicle crime, anti-social behaviour, criminal damage, burglary, and violent crime over the past year.

Fraudsters are posting pictures or statuses online telling members of the public to contact them via Direct Message for football tickets. This then leads to a mobile messaging conversation. During the conversation, bank details are provided by the suspect so that the tickets can be purchased.   After the victim has paid for the ticket the fraudster blocks them to stop further conversation, leaving victims without the tickets and out of pocket.

Is there any way to stop the rise in fraud and online crime? As the latest results of the Crime Survey for England and Wales are released, the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (NHWN) looks at how you can avoid becoming a victim.

Our next Big Clean Up will be on Saturday 8th December 2018, and we are likely to be supported by student wardens from Birmingham University, and it would be nice to have more support from across our street to improve its overall look.

The chance of becoming a victim of crime in the West Midlands is extremely low. However, there is plenty you can do to reduce your chances even further. The Birmingham South Local Police Unit would like to remind residents to follow some burglary safety advice due to the warm weather and the increase in burglaries associated with it.

The next Warwards NHW meeting, open to all residents of Darris Road and Park Corner, will take place at the Selly Park Baptists church on Thursday 21st March 2019, starting at 7.00pm prompt, and police will hopefully be in attendance to outline details of crime in our local area as well as one of our local councillors.

Additionally, we are currently discussing some options with Birmingham University around engaging more with is students and its student community wardens as regards co-operative projects that they and our local community can work together. There will be some articles regarding this in this March's newsletter. 

We are looking for more recruits to the local Street Watch group where both students and local residents are involved. These efforts require everyone's support, not just the usual suspects, and are likely to be undertaken at various times, reducing the likelihood of taking up time slots where people are regulalrly unavailable. 

The meeting opened with PR and GS welcoming everyone who attended including Councillor Karen McCarthy as there were no other guest attendees. The police provided their usual crime figures for our area which were presented to the assembled NHW members.

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