Neighbourhood Watch is a police sponsored and co-ordinated system of groups of households who band together to watch out for each other. Whilst people would hopefully do this anyway, the NW system formalises the arrangement and enables each scheme to be given information regarding prevalent and recent crime and advice on preventative measures.  It also tends to bring local people into contact with each other.  There are four schemes in Stratton-on-the-Fosse but these only cover small discrete areas of the village and there is plenty of potential for other groups:

North Side Middlemead & Linkmead
(16 member households)
Co-ordinator:  Mr WP Quinn 9, Middlemead, Tel:  01761 232533

Sunnymead & Linkmead
(14 member households)
Co-ordinator:  Mr RF Jones, Fosseway House, Tel: 01761 232321

Fry’s Square
(8 member households)
Co-ordinator:  Mr RTW Mellotte, Oval House, Tel: 01761 232183

Church Lane
(8 member households)  
Co-ordinator: Dr J Davies, The Old Rectory, Tel: 01761 232353

Other schemes are encouraged and should attempt to cover a natural grouping of houses.  Anyone wishing to set up a scheme would probably find it helpful to discuss it with one of the existing co-ordinators and then  contact the area Crime Prevention Officer or Neighbourhood Watch Administration Officer, details below.

Crime Prevention Officer:
PC Lester Silk, Shepton Mallet Police Station.
Tel: 01275 818181

Neighbourhood Watch Administration Officer:
Mr David Elson, Yeovil Police Station.
Tel: 01935 402140

Local Beat Officer:
PC Desmond Leydon (Shepton Mallet).
Tel: 01275 818181

For a map of the Neighbourhood Watch areas, click here.

For a current contact vehicle schedule (October), click here.