Villagers celebrated Neighbourhood Watch signs going up in Latimer Road, Branden Road and Rose Avenue, Alvechurch, after waiting almost a year for permission from Worcestershire County Council.
Sarah Courbet, Angela Jones and Hayley Walsh, who were among those spurred into action by a spate of burglaries last Christmas, were joined (right) by PC Simon Albutt, PCSO Wayne Turley and Alvechurch Parish Council chairman Andy Humphries.