Welcome to KNW's website...
This site was started in November 2006 as a way of expanding the KNW's ability to share information. Such things as meeting times, minutes and links to various resources will be hosted here with the latest information at the top of the page.
We have regular meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each even month (Feb, April, June...) ay 20:00 in the far back-right room of Trinity Church (next to the Village Hall)
Meetings are open to the public so come along to find out where crime in Knebworth is happening and what the Police are doing to combat it
| Burglaries | 10 |
| Theft from Motor Vehicle | 5 |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle | 1 |
| Theft other | 5 |
| Damage to property | 2 |
| Damage to vehicle | 3 |
| Arson | 2 |
| Total | 28 |
Help recover any stolen item
One way of helping to reduce crime is by marking your property. There are several ways, from physically marking it to registering it on an internet database. This means the chances of you recovering any stolen item are greatly increased as the Police can prove ownership and track you from the item's markings. Here are some of your options:
- www.immobilise.com - this site allows you to record your valuable items
- www.securedbydesign.com - this site lists approved products
- www.redwebsecurity.com/enigmaTag - this product has been used in Watford and helped to reduce theft by 50%
For more information you can contact Mark Montgomery at mark.montgomery@herts.pnn.police.uk
Outcome of our August meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Regular crime update from the Police - crime is up compared to last month's but down on last year's figures. The majority of burglaries were commercial
- Metal and tools, fuel and fuel oils are being targeted for theft
- Cold Calling exclusion zones discussed, Police will be talking to affected areas. You can get a sticker from Trading Standards for individual houses
- Fire Awareness and Crime Prevention event planned for Mon 15th Sept in Cherry Close, 18:45 - 21:00
- Next meeting on the 14th October
The meeting lasted around 90 minutes and was well attended. Minutes can be found in the links to the right once published. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
Comet covers KNW signs
The Comet published a small article on the new KNW signs that are going up around the village.
Warning signs to criminals
16:49 - 08 April 2008.
SIGNS are being put up all over a village to make criminals think twice.
The 40 signs are being installed by the Knebworth Neighbour-hood Watch scheme on lampposts as a visual deterrent to criminals.
Neighbourhood Watch chairman Richard Haigh, 30, said: "After a whole year of effort and incredible bureaucracy we have finally taken delivery of new Neighbour-hood Watch signs to go up around the village.
"We are about a third of the way through putting them up and have had several residents come out of their houses and voice their support.
"The Neighbourhood Watch had become defunct really a few years ago, as many do, but with the introduction of community support officers the police were keen to bring it back and we now have around 30 to 40 members. The police encouraged us to put up these signs as a deterrent, with funding from Knebworth Village Trust and the parish council and support from volunteers."
Knebworth PCSO Debbie Sinclair said: "Criminals certainly notice these signs. It puts out a warning to criminals that behaviour is being watched, car number plates will be taken down and police contacted. They are very effective.
Outcome of our April meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Regular crime update from the Police - crime reduced dramatically
- Signs have now been erected around Knebworth - thanks to KVT and KPC for their help in funding and arranging these
- Newsletter has more delivery help, but more needed still
- We are still in need of a Secretary
- Next meeting on the 10th June
The meeting lasted around 60 minutes and was well attended. Minutes can be found in the links to the right once published. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
Delivered at last
Look out for our news signs, going up around Knebworth soon. Thanks to the efforts of a few key individuals involving planning, financing and a lot of leg work, the signs finally arrived and will be put up over the next few weeks.
Next meeting April 8th
Dear all - due to circumstances we will cancel Feb's meeting. The next meeting will be on Tue 8th April. Crime updates will appear on this website as normal.
Want to be a KNW Officer?
Our current Secretary has resigned and as such we need a replacement. You'll be expected to take meeting minutes and help with the newsletter. If you are interested please email us and come along to our next meeting.
Can you help deliver?
Calling all Knebworthians. We are having problems delivering our newsletters to you. We are looking for people that can deliver, even occasionally, in their area.
If you can help please contact Penelope Knapper to let her know how you can help - THANKS!
Outcome of our December meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Regular crime update from the Police - crime down but distraction burglaries still happening and bike crime on the increase
- Subscribe to crime updates at OWL
- PC Keith Harding will replace PC Sarah Gazzard
- Signs have been approved and ordered
- Newsletter needs help to be delivered
- Additional low-cost non-emergency number 01707 354000
- ANPR camera proving great success
- Next meeting on the 12th Feb
The meeting lasted around 80 minutes and was well attended. Minutes can be found in the links to the right once published. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
Outcome of our October meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Regular crime update from the Police - great success was reported in the capture of two prolific criminals in the area, one of which has admitted 91 offences alone! This has been a long time coming and we congratulate the Police for what is a spectacular conclusion to many month's of hard work in the area
- Funding for signs has been officially applied for
- KNW Newsletter was not distributed as planned last month due to a decision in Police management. This was considered unacceptable by the committee and plans are underway to make sure this does not happen again
- Cycling on footpaths is being reported more and more - this is a punishable offence
- Halloween 'no trick or treat' signs are available from the NW Liaison Officer - contact her using link on the right
- Next meeting on the 11th December
The meeting lasted around 60 minutes and was well attended. Minutes can be found in the links to the right once published. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
AGM Report
The KNW AGM was held on Oct 9th from 20:00 to 20:20 in Trinity Church preceding our usual meeting
The annual report was made and accepted - in total we had a good year and managed to accomplish a fair amount. The Secretary and Chairman were re-elected for a second term. Ian Fairclough was elected as the new Treasurer.
Outcome of our August meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Regular crime update from the Police - spike in crime due to a dance festival at Knebworth House
- KNW Bank Account now open - funding now to be sought for signs.
- KNW Newsletter well received, next one planned - please see the links to the right for an electronic copy
- KNW signs in 3 notice-boards around village
- Next meeting will be preceded with the AGM
- Nominations for Treasurer and Secretary positions requested
- Next meeting on the 9th October
The meeting lasted around 60 minutes and was well attended. Minutes can be found in the links to the right once published. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
Outcome of our June meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Regular crime update from the Police - car crime on the rise
- Sign placement has been accepted by NHDC, funding now to be sought
- Meeting pace changed to Trinity Church, times and dates remain the same
- 'Youth Crime Project' suggested to involve local children.
- Notice board space to be investigated in order to display updates
- Newsletter featuring 'crime of the month' to be produce at each meeting
- Website to be updated to show crime summary
The meeting lasted around 60 minutes and was well attended. Minutes can be found in the links to the right once published. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
Outcome of our April meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Further feedback on the NW signs
- Report on the recent Chief Constable's Open Surgery Meeting in Hitchin
- Meeting location under question - watch this space
- Next meeting will be announced here once venue is decided - watch this space.
The meeting lasted around 30 minutes and was very lightly attended probably due to the large football games taking place. Minutes can be found in the links to the right. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
Outcome of our February meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Signs sub-committee report
- Budget acquisition process to be started
- Regular meeting timetable agreed - to be posted around village
- KNW information to be sent to Parish News, Parish website and the Library
- Next meeting planned for 10th April 2007 at 20:00 - Village Hall.
The meeting lasted around 60 minutes and was very well attended. Minutes can be found in the links to the right. With the New Year behind us we are starting to make tangible progress and great thanks must go to everyone's hard work. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
Outcome of our January meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Signs sub-committee set up
- Further media coverage planned
- NW Stickers attained ready for distribution
- Funding to be investigated for signs
- Next meeting planned for 27th Feb 2007 at 20:00 - Village Hall.
The meeting lasted around 70 minutes and was very well attended. It seems like KNW is growing in popularity and we hope to make the start of 2007 a productive one. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
KNW visit Police HQ CCR
Members of KNW got a rare insight into the Police HQ County Control Room (CCR) guided by Linda Cullin-Moir. The CCR takes some 1,500 calls a day, ranging from 999 to general information. Staffed round the clock with provisions for major incidents a team of specialists direct Police resources ranging from individual officers to the force helicopter. The tour lasted for 2 hours and was a fantastic insight into the workings of this modern facility. Our thanks to Sarah Gazzard and Debbie Sinclair for organising this informative event.
Interview and News Announcements
The fantastic guys at Hertbeat have been mentioning KNW's presence during the News all day today. Just after lunch Richard Haigh visited Hertbeat for some pre-recording with Chris Hollis - watch out for sound bites appearing in the future.
Outcome of our December meeting
The following was accomplished during the meeting:
- Constitution ratified - see link to right
- Secretary appointed - welcome Stuart
- Treasurer appointed - welcome Simon
- Next meeting planned for 23rd Jan 2007 at 20:00 - confirmation to follow.
The meeting lasted around 80 minutes and was a great success. Thanks to Joe Hughes for chairing the meeting in Rich's absence. We now have appointed officers and a ratified constitution allowing us to progress with bank accounts, funding enquiries and such like. This website was also accepted and as such we can start to publicise ourselves more using radio/newspaper and signage. As always - any comments or suggestions - please email us using the links to the right or use the new KNW forum.
The Knebworth Neighbourhood Watch website has been created!
A big THANK YOU to wise.co.uk who kindly agreed to host this site. They have also provided a section on the knebworth.org forums.
The website is currently under construction and as such there are links that do not link to anything and content not yet included. I hope that by the time of the next meeting most of the information will be present ready to discuss and finalise. If you have anything you wish to see here please email the Chairman using the links to the right.
