A concerned group of Gold Coast residents on Hope Island are establishing Neighbourhood Watch groups with Coomera police in light of a growing population in the Coomera police district.
Hope Island resident Diane Woods believes growing housing development is bringing more petty crime to the area, and says Hope Island is one of the suburbs furthest away from both Coomera and Runaway police precincts, which increases time to callouts to crime incidents.
Ms Woods and fellow resident Dean Shelton are part of the Paradise Point and Northern Districts Progress Association, and say their group’s regular meetings are not a criticism of police but help deter crime and assist police in the large area.
The neighbourhood watch group will be officially established at the end of the month after police checks of volunteers are completed.