This morning I received a message from John Hills, an old colleague from Essex Police, letting me know about a new link to this website from a page on the website of the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. It's nice when that happens! John, who's an expert in crime prevention and fire safety…

This morning I've been thinking about all the people affected by our country's worst single terrorist attack. Fifty-two people were murdered and more than 700 people were injured when al-Qaeda linked suicide bombers detonated their rucksack bombs on three London Underground trains and a bus. The…

Great news! DAD UK Ltd who’s people make the only certified Secured by Design mailbox has joined The Crime Prevention Website’s Directory!

DAD UK Ltd, which is part of the Decayeux Group was established in 1996. They…

Because I've got lots of ‘Likes' on my recent ‘Heat wave, Crime wave' news item I've just added a new advice page called Securing an open window on a hot night. Basically it's an enlarged rehash of the news item with extras bits. There are far too many night-time break-ins through…

This message recently released by Action Fraud: The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) wishes to remind investors that fraudsters are still active and are using various methods to dupe victims into investing in fine wine. Whilst it might be easy to identify a fraudulent investment in…

Last week in my short article ‘Heat wave Crime wave' I talked about the inevitability of people getting burgled through an unsecured door or window during the hot weather and then went on to give you my thoughts about how we could enjoy both fresh air and security at the same time. Well,…