A huge variety of activities are being run across the country to celebrate and showcase all the work being done to make our communities safer, and North Wales is no different, with many events being planned across the force area by the Neighbourhood Policing Teams in conjunction with Neighbourhood Watch.

Insp Martin Pendleton said: "This is a dedicated week of activity by police and partners such as Neighbourhood Watch and local authorities to raise public awareness of all the hard work being done to tackle crime and anti social behaviour and to increase the public's confidence and to encourage them to engage with us."

"Crime levels in North Wales are amongst the lowest in the country, and we are very proud to have achieved significant reductions in all crime. These improvements have been achieved through the hard work and commitment of North Wales Police officers and staff working alongside other agencies."

The recent British Crime Survey statistics show that nationally, crime has fallen by 18%. However, the gap between perceptions of crime and the reality is still too wide and too often the public aren't aware of the work being done in their communities to make their area a safer place to live.

Not in My Neighbourhood Week is designed to;

• Foster a sense of empowerment in local communities and raise awareness of the huge range of work done, day in, day out, to keep crime down and make communities safe.
• Provide a communications platform to organise and publicise local events and activities under the Not in my Neighbourhood Week banner.
• Bring together residents, wider communities representatives, role models and professionals on the frontline to tackle the issues that are of most concern to the public.
• Provide an opportunity to further strengthen the importance of local partnerships and the police responding to the needs of the local community.

Insp Pendleton added: "We urge the public to look out for local activity and to get involved."

What's happening during ‘Not in my Neighbourhood week'?

In Rhosybol a Neighbourhood Watch scheme has been set up and free packs including advisory literature, alarms and other hardware will be distributed. CBM PC Dafydd Pritchard will be working alongside the Community Safety Partnership of Ynys Môn County Council to deliver a talk on community and personal safety

Ynys Môn Community Safety Partnership have organised a host of events including the distribution of counterfeit pens and personal alarms. They will also be holding community advice and re-assurance days at various locations on the island.

Plans for Penmaenmawr and Dwygyfylchi include patrols with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to recruit more members. This will be in addition to the Beach Tunnel Project; Adopt a street; the launch of Junior Neighbourhood Wardens and the Challenge 21 scheme. CBM PC Mike Smith will also be arranging Home Safety Checks and a meeting is planned at the Light UP Pen Café to address any concerns residents may have.

There is a Police/Neighbourhood Watch information day at Tesco in Ruthin on Friday 17 October and a full day is planned at Morrisons in Denbigh on Wednesday 15 October to promote Neighbourhood watch and Tidy Towns.

In Colwyn Bay there will be a stall in the Bay View Centre on October 13 and 14 to promote crime reduction, the work that is being done locally and to recruit Neighbourhood Watch volunteers.

To mark the launch of the week, a day has been organized in Tesco, Llandudno Junction. The aim is to promote Neighbourhood Watch and No Cold Calling and to be in contact with the public.

In Deeside, North and South Flintshire the Neighbourhood Watch trailer, CBMS, PCSOS and ASB officers will be attending the identified venues with leaflets and other crime prevention advice and goodies to address issues raised e.g. Halloween, Bonfire Night, vehicle crime, anti-social behaviour, twilight burglaries, setting up of Neighbourhood Watches.

On Thursday afternoon pupils at Acton Junior School will be treated to a presentation by PC Wedley and drugs dog Molly and there will information on anti-social behaviour.

Officers from Wrexham will also be conducting a number of high visibility anti social driving campaigns. The ‘Grow Together' project will be highlighted in Gwersyllt. In Tanyfron there is a community project to repair the youth club. Farmwatch is being launched in Rossett and Holt.

In Gresford/Marford there will be a cycle marking day and a fishing competition for young people. Wrexham Industrial Estate will be starting a Business and Security Forum and Llay are having a 'Message in a Wallet' day at Ty'r Capel sheltered home.