• Minimise the incidence of preventable crime:
• Deter criminal activities by increasing the probability of apprehension:
• Reduce the fear of crime:
• Increase the reporting of crime and suspicious behaviour:
• Improve the degree of personal security through education:
• Expand the program's involvment in wider community safety and crime prevention initiatives.

Neighbourhood Watch, unlike other crime-prevention programs, requires active public involvment for police to control crime levels.