Welcome to OWL for Gwent Neighbourhood Watch & Business Watch

November 2011 Update

In the 5 months since June the number of households and businesses participating in watch schemes has doubled to 8,000. Tthe number of watche has more than doubled to 2,000. Thank you to the Neighbourhood Policing Teams and local NHW coordinators who have been very busy signing people up and, importantly, keeping communities alerted to local issues through the use of OWL's messaging facilities.

Please make sure your NHW Coordinator has your email address. Coordinators should make sure their area, ward or county level coordinators have their email address. Or if you have been given a Data Consent Form, please complete it (making sure your email address is clearly written) and return it to the address shown on the form or hand it to your local Neighbourhood officer.

If you haven't been given a Data Consent Form to sign up to OWL and you would like to receive the latest messages from the police, please contact your local Neighbourhood officer to request one. To find out who your local officer is, please visit the Gwent Police website, and enter your postcode on the homepage: www.gwent.police.uk

Please log in if you have already been sent a password from OWL. If you are already in a watch but don't have a password please use the Watch Finder tool below to contact your local coordinator and ask for a password. If you would like to join a Neighbourhood Watch scheme anywhere in Gwent please also use the Watch Finder tool and ask to join a local watch.

Finding Your Neighbourhood Watch

To find out if you are in a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Gwent, or if you want to start up a new watch, use the Watch Finder tool below. Please type in your full postcode and we'll search for your local Watch.

Other schemes running in Gwent that you may like to join include Horse Watch, Dog Watch, Farm Watch, Pub Watch, School Watch, Business Watch and more. Please enquire when contacting your local coordinator.

OWL & Security

OWL's security is tested daily. Click the McAfee Secure logo for verification and further info. Once you have logged in to OWL all personal data sent to and from your computer will be securely encrypted over the Internet. Please keep your OWL password a secret and never disclose it to anyone, even if someone claims to be an official from the police or OWL.