Securing your home & garden
This Sonar Direct guide contains a selection of ideas to help protect your home and garden from being the targets of crime.
It is essential that you take every precaution to protect your home for it is burglars who spot an empty house or apartment and seize the opportunity to steal your valuables who commit the majority of burglaries. Whilst the theft of TV's, video recorders and stereos has decreased, thefts of computers, credit cards and mobile phones have increased as have the thefts of gardening equipment stored in out buildings.
Obviously there is only so much you can do to protect your home and garden and you aren't expected to do every suggestion listed in this guide but even following a few of these pointers can make all the difference.
For example:
- Ask a friend or a neighbour to keep an eye on your house whilst you are away. Little differences like collecting the post and drawing curtains can make a burglar think that the house is being lived in.
- Don't leave your valuable belongings out on display.
- Don't forget to cancel all deliveries if you are going away.
- Keep your hedges trim and dustbins away from fences to avoid creating hiding places for burglars.
- Keep your garage and garden shed locked to prevent tools being stolen.
Here are some measures to help keep burglary at a distance:
- Secure your doors and windows
- Insert security devices
- Security for flat owners
- Outdoor security
- Leaving your home unoccupied
- Moving house
- Christmas preparations
- Wedding preparations
- General and easy security precautions
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Securing your home & garden
- Introduction
- Secure your doors and windows
- Insert security devices
- Security for flat owners
- Outdoor security
- Leaving your home unoccupied
- Moving house
- Christmas preparations
- Wedding preparations
- General security precautions
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