Women-led. Community-powered.

Making streets safer for women.

We are Women's Street Watch UK — a grassroots network of trained volunteers who work on city streets at night to keep women safe. Designed and delivered by women for women, our peer-led approach specifically targets sexual harassment, spiking, and gender-based violence. Proudly grassroots. Fiercely feminist. Radically compassionate.

Active Volunteers

1

UK Chapters

1,152+

Shifts Completed

What We Do

Direct action. Real impact.

Designed and delivered by women for women, our peer-led model specifically targets sexual harassment, spiking, and gender-based violence. We don't just talk about making streets safer — we show up. Every weekend night, our volunteers are working hard on the streets, making a tangible difference.

Night Shifts

Trained volunteers work on city streets on weekend nights, offering support, safe walks, and a visible presence that acts as a direct deterrent to predatory behaviour.

Welfare Support

We check in on anyone who appears vulnerable — offering water, phone charging, help finding friends, or calling a taxi.

Training & Education

Every volunteer completes a rigorous training programme covering safeguarding, de-escalation, first aid, and legal awareness.

Community Advocacy

We bridge the gap between patrons, venue door staff, emergency services, and local transport networks — campaigning for systemic change to create genuinely safer night-time economies.

A Movement, Not an Organisation

Start your own Women's Street Watch UK chapter

Women's Street Watch UK is a movement, not an organisation. Any woman can set up her own regional chapter. All you need is a couple of friends, and we have an entire chapter training programme to support you every step of the way.

Ready to make a difference?

No experience needed. Just compassion, courage, and a few hours a month. We'll train you in everything you need to know. Proudly grassroots, fiercely feminist, and radically compassionate.

WSWUK LogoWSWUK

Making safer streets through sisterhood and solidarity.

Proudly grassroots, fiercely feminist, and radically compassionate.

Get in Touch

Follow Us

💜 Sign up to our newsletter

Feminist news, events in the North East, and updates from our shifts — straight to your inbox.

© 2026 Women's Street Watch UK. All rights reserved.

Made withby volunteers