Category Archives: Crime Prevention
10 ways to deter burglars
How to deter opportunistic thieves – 10 ways to make it difficult and dangerous for them to spend time breaking in to your house Lights – you should have motion sensor lights outside the house to illuminate any burglar, and … Continue reading
Social media and burglaries
A new way of finding houses to burgle Most burglaries are opportunistic, not planned – and therefore there are plenty of things you can do to make your house less attractive to an opportunistic thief. However, thieves have found a … Continue reading
Scams update
Theft of Bikes and Home Burglaries via GPRS Tracking Bikes are being stolen, by means of thieves making use of GPRS tracking websites. These websites are meant to aid people who want to improve their cycling, either for fitness, recreational … Continue reading
Car Theft
Car theft, both of and from cars, accounts for nearly 25% of all reported crime. Bad luck, if a professional car thief wants to steal your car he can probably do so in a matter of seconds, and it’s unlikely … Continue reading
Preventing theft from your garden shed
Top Ten Tips to help prevent a theft from your garden shed Quite apart from risking losing valuable equipment, you risk having your own garden tools or ladders used to burgle your house, so securing the contents of your garden … Continue reading
Protect your home
Protect your home with these simple devices We have a good range of simple and useful anti-crime devices that could help protect you from opportunistic thieves, and if you would like to learn more about any of them, contact us … Continue reading
Gone Phishing
Fraudsters drop their bait into the murky waters of the internet to see who will bite…. Phishing the name given to sending a trick email to get hold of your passwords, usernames, credit card details and other personal information that … Continue reading
Holiday security
Here are some useful tips for when you go on holiday to ensure that on your return, you are less likely to get a nasty surprise! Make your home look occupied. Recruit the help of a family member or neighbour … Continue reading
Help with spotting scams
The Met Police have produced a great little booklet, the Little Book of Big Scams, and you can read it online at http://www.met.police.uk/docs/little_book_scam.pdf Thames Valley Police – Reporting Fraud and internet crime: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/da/28652/How_To_Report_Fraud___Internet_Crime.html Met Police Fraud Alert: http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/ Financial Services … Continue reading
Rogue Traders & Bogus Callers
Are you just too polite? Thieves we invite into our homes Everyone knows the basics of keeping their home safe from burglars – but what about the thieves you invite in? Every day we invite total strangers into our homes … Continue reading
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