Helpful Home Security and Safety Tips

Outside and Around Your Home?

Burglary, on the whole, is an opportunist crime. A building that presents itself as unoccupied and insecure is far more likely to be targeted than one which is properly secured.*

• Fit security lighting on the front and back of the house. 
• Never leave garages or sheds unlocked – not only you risk loosing your property but you are also supplying the burglar with the tools to break into your house. 
• Ensure that garage door is secure, especially if there is an adjoining door into your house. 
• Keep garden gates locked. 
• Fit trellis on top of garden fences to make them more difficult for burglars to climb into your garden. 
• Maintain your garden and greenery around your home to ensure that you provided maximum visibility to and from your home. 
• Tree limbs and branches should be trimmed to prevent thieves from climbing in windows. 
• Lock away garden tools – ensure that ladders and garden tools are out of sight and secure to prevent burglars from using them to break into your home. 

* Metropolitan Police