The Neighbourhood Watch Scheme was inaugurated by the Association in January 1986 and has been notably successful in virtually eliminating crime on the estate. The Patch Representatives act as the Neighbourhood Watch Co-Ordinators.

The police officer responsible for Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in Epping is based at Epping police Station and can be contacted on Epping 561212.

Cooperation between residents themselves - assisting neighbours by keeping an eye on their property and noting anything out of the ordinary or suspicious.

As a resident your first point of contact is your Patch representative in their role as Neighbourhood Watch group co-ordinator. He or she will be kept informed by the Neighbourhood Watch officer who will be in touch on a fairly regular basis with the Police Officer responsible for Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in Epping.
Neighbourhood Watch stickers and Incident Report Cards are available form your Patch Representatives. If you do not already have some please make contact.

In an emergency dial 999. Your call goes directly to Police HQ in Chelmsford and the nearest available mobile unit is directed too the scene. This may not be an Epping based unit, so precise details and some directions may be needed.

Non - emergency calls should be made to the local police station in Epping High Street, telephone Epping 561212.
Note: In keeping with the policy of maintaining maximum personnel on the streets, the switchboard at Epping is only manned between 8.00 and 22.00 hours Monday to Saturday and 9.
00 to 17.00 on Sunday. Calls are then redirected to Harlow, which is in radio contact with all Epping Units. If the telephone is not answered the call the Harlow station direct, telephone 01279 641212. Please note that all local Police station addresses and telephone numbers are listed in the local Thomson Local Directory.