Registering for Community Alerts

Avon and Somerset Police’s Community Alerts system allows registered users to receive alerts regarding community schemes and watches.

Community Alerts is a service that allows Avon and Somerset Police to keep communities informed about crime and incidents in their area.

You can receive Community Alerts for our Community Watches, including:

Registration process

Once you are a member of a Watch, you can register to receive Community Alerts yourself through our system.

Step 1 :

The first time you access the registration page, you will be asked to enter your email address.

We will use this email address to verify your identity, so you will need to have access to the emails on that account. This will also be your login when accessing your Community Alerts account.

Once entered, you will be sent a verification email and details on completing your registration.

Emails from Avon and Somerset Police may not appear in your main inbox – make sure to check your junk and spam folders.
Step 2 :

Once your email has been verified, you will be asked to enter your name and address.

The address entered on this section should be for your home address. You can set the locations to receive alerts for later in this process.
Step 3 :

Next, you will be asked how you would like to receive alerts from us and where you would like to receive them for.

You have the ability to add alerts for multiple locations individually, if required.

In this section, you are able to set if you are a Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator and if so, which schemes this is for.
Step 4 :

After setting your preferences and confirming your details are correct, you can submit your registration.

Then you will be taken to our confirmation page and receive an email confirming that your account has been created.

This page also includes details on how to manage your account details and preferences going forward.

You will be able to update your account details and preferences at any time through your account summary.

However, if you need to change your home address, you will need to delete your account, located in your account summary, and create a new one.

Subscribers – if you do not wish to continue receiving alerts, you do not need to complete the registration form. But, if you have already registered, you can delete your account through your account summary. You will then no longer receive alerts.
Neighbourhood Watch coordinators – contact the Watch admins to unsubscribe. This will allow the admins to update their records and find an alternative coordinator for these locations.
Neighbourhood Watch members – if you receive alerts through a local coordinator, you should contact them to unsubscribe. They will remove your details from their records and you will no longer receive alerts.

If you have any issues with registering on the new system, you can contact the admins: