The Bobby Scheme provides a FREE service to victims of burglary aged 65 or more who live in the county. It also helps many older people who are not yet victims but who are at high risk or feel vulnerable, and asks for £20 towards its costs from this group.

The Bobby Scheme employs a co-ordinator and two full time carpenters/security advisors to provide the service. The Security Advisors repair minor damage caused by the criminal and then install locks, bolts, peepholes, door chains and alarms etc. They do not aim to turn a home into a fortress but they will provide practical help, reassurance and peace of mind at a time when it is needed most, usually within 48 hours of the burglary.

The Bobby Scheme has helped over 17,000 people in the last ten years, more than half live alone and the majority are over the age of eighty. The success of The Bobby Scheme speaks for itself, in that the repeat burglary rate for those who have been helped by the scheme is less than 2%, compared with a rate of 10% in Cambridgeshire and the National repeat burglary rate of 14%. Many of those visited are not yet victims, and not only is their risk of burglary reduced significantly, but their confidence and feeling of security is very much improved.

Although supported by The Cambridgeshire Police Authority, The Bobby Scheme relies on charitable donations to continue its work and works closely with Victim Support, Age Concern, Help the Aged, Cambridgeshire Social Services, District Councils and Cambridgeshire Constabulary. Based on the Alconbury Airfield, The Bobby Scheme office is housed in a building from which we also run the Alconbury Driving Centre and let out Training and Conference rooms on a commercial basis to supplement the Trust’s income.

If you would like The Bobby Scheme to visit you, please call our office:

07866 602100