As we reach the last day of June and complete the first half of 2015 I am pleased to report that visits to this website have continued to increase. With about 38,000 visits this month we're up 19.4% on June last year. I remember thinking that last June was a busy month, so an extra 6,000+ visits…

Press Release from Cumbria Police Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in Whitehaven are working to help protect bicycles in West Cumbria by holding a security marking event. PCSOs will be at the Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project (below multi-storey car park, Swingpump Lane, Whitehaven) on…

I think this is the third or fourth time I've brought this matter to people's attention. Why? Because it drives my former police colleagues nuts! This time it's our friends in Durham Constabulary who've put the message out. This is what they've said: Nearly 500 vehicles had items on display…

Those of you who read my pages will know that I'm able to keep an eye on my website's activity and for some things I know where that activity is coming from. Take my Home Security Survey application for example. We're currently in the second quarter and so far most of the people who've used the…

Thanks to Gary Cordner of Modern Policing for the link to the following article, which reports that Oakland, California is considering purchasing the PredPol predictive policing software, and raises questions about the product\'s crime reduction claims. Link to article:…

On 2 June this year I posted a blog entitled The Strange World of Security Insurance Requirements. As the piece has been quite well read and is still being tweeted about I thought it might be useful to republish the article as a permanent advice page. You can find it by clicking Home Security and…