CommunitySafe.gov.uk

Dear Resident

Although crime levels are actually down compared to 2010, we have recently experienced an increase in local burglary offences.

This is just a quick reminder of some simple ways you can reduce the chances of your house getting burgled in the future.

1. Lock your doors! Sounds like patronising advice, but in the last week at least two local properties were accessed via an unlocked back door!

2. If you have a UPVC front door, please make sure it is locked at night. Keep the key in a place where you can access it quickly, but where it cannot be  'hooked' through the letterbox.

3. If you have any tools in your back garden, e.g a garden spade or fork. please lock them away in a shed. Burglars quite often use these items to lever open windows and doors. It makes things easy for them!

4. Consider upgrading your home security, burglars don't like many of the following features;

• Dogs! - but if you don't want a dog, think about a 'Beware of the dog' sticker.
• Alarm boxes (real or dummy)
• CCTV cameras (real or dummy)
• Anti-climb paint on fences or drainpipes
• Motion sensor security lighting
• Barrier fencing above garden gates and walls

Regards

PS Stuart WILTSHIRE