What’s your favourite part of Christmas? Is it the feeling of family togetherness, the opportunity to over-indulge with mince pies or the presents? We bet your kids would say “The presents!”
So would a burglar.
People are often so caught up in the magic of Christmas that they forget these basic burglary prevention tips, leaving them open for an attack.
Like the three wise men (of Guardian Security & Fire) once said – lock up or lose it this Christmas. Read on for 3 simple tips that could save you a lifetime of worry.
Burglary prevention tips to bear in mind at Christmas
1. Draw the curtains and close the blinds
While this might sound like common sense to some people, you would be amazed at how many people leave their homes every day with the Christmas tree and presents on full display. Naturally, after Mum has spent so long decorating the tree beautifully, she’ll want to show off her proud creation to the world.
But who’s looking?
When you lock up and leave for work, who’s peering in and admiring the sight of neatly wrapped presents – and all of the other furniture in the room?
You guessed it. A burglar who wants to break in as discreetly as possible and take everything he can to make some cash.
DID YOU KNOW: On average, it takes a burglar 8 minutes to raid your home, steal your possessions and leave.
The point is, draw the curtains and close the blinds, because burglars don’t have manners. If they like what they see, they will find a way to get it.
2. Shut the windows at night
Again, quite a simple safety precaution. But we’re not talking about the big windows, we’re talking about the small windows that you assume burglars can’t fit though.
We understand you might want to get some fresh air into the house during the night because it can get stuffy – so you open the small windows at the top.
By doing this, you’re essentially welcoming the nearby burglars into your home.
Speaking of which – you should probably find out what you can legally do to defend yourself from an intruder in your home!
Well, unbeknown to you, burglars have found a way around basic burglary prevention tips (like closing the main windows and locking them) and now carry devices that they stick through your small windows, hook items with and leave! They’ll even go through the letter box with these tools.
We have a feeling you won’t be leaving your handbag, mobile or house keys on the side table by the door now!
3. The beauty of burglar alarms
The beauty of burglar alarms is that, even if a sophisticated criminal finds a way around these burglary prevention tips, a burglar alarm will catch them in the act and send an instant alert to the police.
That’s if they find the courage to target your home in the first place with the visible bell box outside screaming “C’mon, try me. I dare you.”
Burglars want to live a very easy lifestyle, floating by undetected. A screeching alarm is going to give them away, so they will go and find an easier target.
Make sure your family home isn’t on their radar.
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