Attended by Melanie. The Annual Conference guest speakers included the Borough Commander, Trading Stadards, a Magistrate and Council / GLA representatives.
Croydon Borough Neighbourhood Watch Association is a charity and the largest neighbourghood watch association in London.
Croydon Borough Neighbourhood Watch Association is suffering financially as budgets / grants are cut and this may well be the last year of its existance. Overall crimie is falling in Croydon and we have 111 more officers than we had at the time of the riots. Many crimes could be prevented by taking simple measures like locking one's car and removing personal belongings (like Sat Navs). Fly tipping continues to be an issue. Trading standards have been working hard to remove fake goods and to catch fraudsters.