About Us

Herts Watch is the umbrella organisation supporting all local Watch schemes across Hertfordshire, including Neighbourhood Watch, Dog Watch, Horse Watch, and other community-based initiatives. Our aim is to foster safer, stronger communities by promoting active participation, communication, and local awareness.

While we work closely with Herts Connected, the police-managed communication system launched on 1 April 2024, it’s important to note that Herts Watch and Herts Connected are separate but complementary.

The Herts Connected platform offers:

  • Rapid email and phone alerts used by both the police and Watch coordinators

  • Two-way communication between message authors and recipients

  • A structured database of Watch schemes, organised by district, ward, and area (with limited accuracy at street level)

  • The ability for more than one person in a household to register — provided each uses a unique email address

  • Self-service access for members to update their own contact and scheme details online

Together, Herts Watch and Herts Connected help to strengthen community ties, improve public safety, and ensure important messages reach the right people at the right time.

 

POLICIES & CERTIFICATES

Insurance Policy

 

What is Herts Connect?

Districts

BUCKINGHAMSHIRECAMBRIDGESHIREESSEXGREATER LONDONBEDFORDSHIREEAST HERTFORDSHIREDACORUMST ALBANSHERTSMEREWATFORDTHREERIVERSBROXBOURNENORTH HERTFORDSHIRESTEVENAGEWELWYN HATFIELD

Staying safer together

Our Aims

  • To support new or existing Neighbourhood watch schemes
  • To encourage communities to look out for each other
  • To provide Crime Prevention advice
  • To work closely with local partners, Safer Neighbourhood Teams and councils to strengthen community safety awareness
  • To support inclusion and diversity in our communities
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