Keep Your House Safe With Our Burglary Prevention Advice

Please remember to keep your house secure at all times to prevent these opportunistic crimes. We have shared our top tips for keeping your house secure below:

• Make your house look lived-in – burglars won’t be tempted by a full house. If you’re out during the night, keep your lights on a timer and consider keeping your radio playing so it seems like someone is home.
• Keep valuables out of sight – keys, wallets, mobile phones and laptops left in view can entice opportunist thieves. Try to keep them hidden in a safe place or store them out of view of windows.
• Look out for neighbours – ask a friend to keep an eye on your house if you go away, and do the same for neighbours. Stay alert to suspicious activity on your street. Consider joining a watch scheme – to join or contact your local Neighbourhood Watch team.
• Burglar deterrent tech – Install an external light, camera doorbell and/or a burglar alarm.

Report incidents to us as soon as you can. Call 101 to report an incident, or 999 if a crime is in progress. You can also give information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or use our online reporting form.

Visit our burglary prevention advice page for more tips and information.