How Not to Attract Burglars

HOW NOT TO ATTRACT BURGLARS OVER 500,000 BURGLARY CASES WERE REPORTED IN THE UK IN 2011/12 HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP DETER BURGLARS FROM YOUR HOME DON'T LEAVE KEYS IN THEIR LOCKS INSTALL AN ALARM ESPECIALLY IN WINDOWS, WHICH COULD PROVIDE AN EASY EXIT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS VISIBLE ON YOUR PROPERTY USE TIMERS FOR LIGHTS/RADIOS L) TO HELP GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT SOMEONE IS AT HOME USE SECURITY LIGHTING SET THE SENSORS TO COME ON FROM DUSK TILL DAWN WELCOME SHRED YOUR MAIL SILENCE YOUR HOUSE PHONE X A LONG UNANSWERED RING SO IT CAN'T BE USED AS PROOF OF ADDRESS FOR A LOCKSMITH INDICATES NO ONE IS HOME DON'T HIDE KEYS OUTSIDE of MAINTAIN YOUR HEDGES LOCK YOUR GARDEN GATE OR KEEP SPARE ONES IN TO PREVENT THEM FROM GARAGES & SHEDS USE A STRONG PADLOCK BEING USED AS HIDING PLACES AND KEY, NOT A SLIDE 58% OF BURGLARIES OCCUR IN EVENINGS & NIGHTS 34% OF BURGLARIES OCCUR DURING THE WEEKEND THE MOST COMMONLY STOLEN ITEMS DURINGA BURGLARY ARE: 10 £10 Search home insurance JEWELLERY WALLETS & MONEY COMPUTERS TOP TIP: SECURITY MARK YOUR VALUABLES WITH A UV PEN OR TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF POSSESSIONS THAT CAN'T BE MARKED gocompare .com Sources: Office of National Statistics, Met Police, Crimestoppers 2.