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Why it Pays to Get A Good Lock

WHY IT PAYS TO GET A GOOD LOCK (ON YOUR DOORS AND WINDOWS) You might think that locking the door when you leave means your home is safe. But the kind of lock you have and your level of security can affect your likelihood of being burgled. 56,070 459,796 residential burglaries in London in the last year* recorded residential burglaries in England and Wales in the last year* 1IN50 HOUSEHOLDS ARE BURGLED EVERY YEAR 14% £516 average value lost per burglary of all domestic property insurance claims in the UK are for theft WHAT THEY TAKE WALLETS, PURSES OR MONEY OTHER IN 44% OF BREAK-INS TO HOUSES BURGLARS TOOK WALLETS, PURSES OR MONEY TOOLS AND WORK MATERIALS OTHER IN 37% OF BURGLARIES OF OUTHOUSES BURGLARS TOOK TOOLS AND WORK MATERIALS HOW SAFE ARE YOU? SECURITYMEASURES BY HOUSEHOLDS 2% NO SECURITY 17% BASIC HOME SECURITY (window locks and double/deadlocks) 48% SOME SECURITY (either window or door locks) 32% ADVANCED SECURITY (window locks, double/ deadlocks & another security measure) HQW THEY GETIN 73% OF BURGLARIES ARE THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR (29% FORCED THE LOCK) 24% OF BURGLARIES ARE THROUGH THE WINDOW 29% FORCED THE LOCK 44% THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR 24% THROUGH THE WINDOW 3% OTHER WHY PEOPLE DON'TUPGRADE THEIR HOME SECURITY 44% 20% OF PEOPLE THINK THEIR OF PEOPLE THINK THEIR HOME ISN'T AT RISK HOME IS AS SAFE AS CAN BE D. 5LEVER MORTICEDEADLOCK BRITISH STANDARD 3621 LOCK RECOMMENDED BY THE UK MET POLICE AND MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES £49 30MIN average cost of a new lock time it takes to install a new deadlock Sources: LOCKSMITHS UK Metropolitan Police (http://content.met.police.uk) *(up to January 2014) Sponsored by UK Locksmiths www.uklock.co.uk Association of British Insurers (www.abi.org.uk) Created by Go Up www.goup.co.uk Office for National Statistics (http://www.ons.gov.uk)

Why it Pays to Get A Good Lock

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A look at burglary statistics for England and Wales. How do they get in and what do they take? Figures suggest better home security reduces the chances of being burgled. Designed for UK Locksmiths.

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