Christmas Burglary Prevention

Good afternoon all,

With Christmas on our doorstep it's important to be aware and stay safe during this festive period, unfortunately around this time of the year we always see a rise in Burglaries. Please read a few tips on how to stay safe and prevent a burglary incident from taking place. 

Don't let thieves ruin your Christmas. 

 - Don’t leave presents under your Christmas tree if they are visible from windows or doors.

- Never keep large amounts of cash at home.

- Make sure you keep your doors and windows locked at all times.

- Keys should always be kept out of sight and not left in doors or in view of windows.

- Make your house look occupied, use a timer switch to operate lamps as it starts to get dark, leave a radio on.

- Don’t open the door to anybody you don’t recognise. Not sure? Don’t open the door!

- After you have opened your Christmas gifts, burglars and robbers know that many households have new and often expensive, items in their homes following the December holidays especially items such as new tech such as tablets or laptops, mobile phones, music systems, televisions, cameras and other electronic equipment. In many cases, residents make it easy for burglars to figure out which homes to target by putting boxes that identify their new gifts in plain view with their other rubbish.

- Avoid becoming an easy target for post-holiday burglars/robbers by not leaving boxes for new electronics and other items outside your wheelie bin.

- Break down any boxes you are throwing out and put them in rubbish bags and place them inside the wheelie bin.

- With computer equipment, you might consider keeping the boxes for safe storage, shipping or moving in the future. Would they be useful as storage boxes?

- Think about keeping broken-down boxes inside in a garage or loft.

STAY SAFE 

WH SNT