Your home is your space, your sanctuary, and your peace. Burglars look for easy opportunities — together, we can remove those opportunities and protect what matters most.

Here are 25 practical, proven tips you can use today to keep your home safer:

🔐 Secure Doors, Windows & Access Points

· Always lock doors and windows, even when you’re home.

· Fit high‑quality deadlocks on external doors.

· Make sure uPVC doors are double‑locked.

· Use window locks on ground floors and accessible windows.

· Install a door chain or video doorbell.

· Keep your garden gates locked at all times.

· Use secure fencing and thorny shrubs to deter intruders.

💡 Use Light, Visibility & Deterrents

· Fit dusk‑to‑dawn or motion‑activated lighting.

· Use timer switches when you’re out or away.

· Keep the front of your home well‑lit and visible from the street.

· Trim hedges to remove hiding places.

· Display burglar alarm stickers or CCTV signage (even better if you have the real thing!).

📦 Protect Your Valuables

· Don’t leave jewellery, wallets or keys in visible places.

· Never keep jewellery or cash in a drawer or cupboard— burglars always check there first.

· Use an insurance‑rated home safe, bolted to a solid surface.

· For high‑value items, consider using a safe deposit box at a dedicated safe deposit centre.

· Keep a photo inventory of your valuables for insurance purposes.

· Mark property with UV pens or forensic marking kits.

🚗 Vehicle, Garden & Outbuildings

· Keep bikes locked inside or use heavy‑duty anchors.

· Lock your shed, and secure tools — burglars often use them to break in.

· Don’t leave car keys near doors or letterboxes.

· Consider a letterbox cage or internal cover.

🏡 Reduce the Risk When Away

· Avoid posting holiday details on social media.

· Ask a neighbour to put your bins out or move post.

· If you’re away long-term, consider Royal Mail Keepsafe to hold your post.

👀 Seen Something Suspicious? Tell Us.

Your information helps us keep your community safe.

·  999 – If a crime is happening right now or someone is in danger

·  101 – For suspicious activity, non‑emergencies or concerns

·  Online – Report directly at www.met.police.uk

If you want to stay anonymous:

·  Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111

·  Or make an anonymous online report:
https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously

🤝 Neighbourhood Watch: Stronger Together

Neighbourhood Watch groups help protect residents, strengthen communities, and reduce crime.

· Join a scheme near you:
https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/joinNW

·  No scheme in your street?
You can start one using this simple step‑by‑step guide:
https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/member-area/support-volunteers/how-start-neighbourhood-watch-scheme-step-step

🌟 Let’s Keep Acton Safe — Together

Small steps make a big difference. If you see something, hear something, or know something that doesn’t feel right, please tell us. Your information matters.