Yes, that’s right! Every minute one dwelling in England and Wales suffers a break-in. As all burglary requires opportunity we can all do something about it and quite often the actions required are free. Bear in mind too that many of us will have brand new and often expensive presents…

Some of my more ardent followers may have noticed an absence of news stories during the past week or so. Sorry about that! It's a good thing that I've been running my already written ‘Xmas cometh' tips as otherwise my news pages would have been blank! The reason for the absence has been…

If you are unfortunate enough to become the victim of a crime on the build up to Xmas, especially burglary or a theft from around the house, please react quickly and improve your security, because your chances of having a second crime are now higher than the first. Likewise, if you hear about a…

The most commonly stolen property during a burglary is cash, jewellery, credit cards and sometimes the spare car keys (and then the car!), the very sort of property that can be kept in a safe. Only about 5% of households across the UK own and use an insurance rated safe, so maybe it's not too late…

It is an unfortunate fact that lots of people are not using their multipoint locking doors correctly. This is especially the case for those who have what is called a \'split spindle handle\', which will mean that when the door is closed it will only be ‘locked' on the single live…

If you're closing your business premises up for a few days over Xmas there are several things you should be thinking about today. Temporarily unoccupied buildings can sometimes experience problems that might include crime so here's a short guide to help you at this time of year. Holiday Advice…