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Home Security Survey: Terraced house

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Section 1: Dwelling location and tenure

Question 1

In your opinion, before you answer the rest of the survey, how would you rate your home security? Please try to be as honest as you can.

Question 2

My home is:

Question 3

My dwelling is located in: - Select the closest description

Question 4

The building in which I live is located:

Question 5

The local area is:

Question 6

I have lived in this dwelling for:

Question 7

I would estimate my dwelling security to be:

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Section 2: Personal risks

Question 8

My age group is:

Question 9

My employment status is currently:               

Question 10

I am a:

Question 11

I have been the victim of a burglary at this dwelling within the last: - Select the closest answer

Question 12

A nearby neighbour has been the victim of a burglary within the last: - Select the closest answer

Question 13

Do you have home contents insurance?

Question 14

On a normal weekday, during the daytime, how would you describe the 'occupancy' of this dwelling? - Select the closest description

Question 15

Is there a dog living at the address for which you are currently filling out this questionnaire? - Select the closest answer

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Section 3: The front of the dwelling

Question 16

Describe the view of the dwelling (or the building in which this dwelling is located) as seen from the main road - Choose the closest description

Question 17

A person calling at the main street entrance door:

Question 18

The position of the main street entrance door is: - Choose the closest description

Question 19

The main street entrance door is: - Choose the closest description

Notes to help you answer this question

An enhanced security PAS24 doorset should be marked as such.  Look around the edges of the door and frame to find the mark.  If you cannot find the mark and you rent the property contact the landlord to check. The very latest enhanced security doorsets may be marked PAS24 2012.

To identify a BS lock, look for the British Standard Kitemark on the faceplate of the lock. BS 3621 locks have keyways on both sides. BS 8621 locks have a keyway on the outside and a thumb turn on the inside. BS 10621 locks are similar to 8621 locks, but you can lock the internal thumb turn from the outside.

A night latch is also referred to as a ‘rim lock’ or a ‘Yale’ type lock.

Question 20

The main entrance door has:

Question 21

Does one or more of your doors have a cat flap or maybe a dog flap?

Question 22

Do you have clear glass or a door viewer in the main entrance door?

Question 23

Does the main street entrance door have a door chain or limiter?

Question 24

The front of my dwelling has accessible windows that are: - Choose the closest description. Accessible windows are those on the ground floor and in the basement and those that can be climbed to with or without the assistance of one other person, but not with the use of a climbing aid such as a ladder, rope or high vehicle.

Question 25

The accessible windows to the front of my home have:

Question 26

The front of the building has: - Choose the closest description

Question 27

The building has a driveway which is:

Question 28

The path leading to the main entrance door is: 

Question 29

Are there things out the front that could be used to force open a door/window?

Question 30

Are there valuable things out the front that could be easily stolen? 

Question 31

Are there garden shrubs, trees, building features or other structures that can be used to climb up to front windows?

Question 32

Where do you keep the spare key for the main entrance door? - Choose the closest description

Question 33

If you have a security alarm is the alarm bell box visible from the road?

Question 34

Are you displaying things of value in your front windows?   

Question 35

Can the emergency services easily see the number/name of your dwelling from the road

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Section 4: Lighting

Question 36

Do you have a light outside the main street entrance door? - Choose the closest description

Question 37

Is there a street lamp right outside your dwelling?

Question 38

Are there lights outside the rear doors? - Choose the closest description

Question 39

Are there lights outside the side doors? - Choose the closest description

Question 40

Are there extra lights in the garden?             

Question 41

Is there a light that illuminates the area to the front of the garage? - Choose the closest description

Question 42

Do you leave lights on inside your home when you go out at night? - Choose the closest description

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Section 5: The side of the dwelling

Question 43

Can you walk down the side of your dwelling?

Question 44

If you can walk down the side of the dwelling via the open tunnel passageway can you easily get into the back garden?     

Question 45

On walking through the tunnel passageway can you be seen by someone standing in the road?     

Question 46

Is it possible to look into the tunnel passageway from inside the building through a window?

Question 47

The side of my dwelling has accessible windows that are: - Choose the closest description. Accessible windows are those on the ground floor and in the basement and those that can be climbed to with or without the assistance of one other person, but not with the use of a climbing aid such as a ladder, rope or high vehicle.

Question 48

The accessible windows to the side of my home have:

Question 49

The single leaf side door is: - Choose the closest description

Notes to help you answer the question

PAS24-2007 doorsets should be marked as such.  Look around the edges of the door and frame to find the mark.  If you cannot find the mark and you rent the property contact the landlord to check.  The very latest enhanced security doors may be marked PAS24 2012.

To identify a BS lock, look for the British Standard Kitemark on the faceplate of the lock. BS 3621 locks have keyways on both sides, BS 8621 locks have a keyway on the outside and a thumb turn on the inside, BS 10621 locks are similar to 8621 locks, but you can lock the internal thumb turn from the outside. Sashlocks consist of a key operated dead bolt and a handle operated sprung bolt

Question 50

The side door has:

Question 51

Other doors to the side of the dwelling, such as French doors, sliding patio doors and folding sliding doors are: - Choose the closest description

Notes to help you answer this question

An enhanced security PAS24 doorset should be marked as such.  Look around the edges of the door and frame to find the mark.  If you cannot find the mark and you rent the property contact the landlord to check. The very latest enhanced security doorsets may be marked PAS24 2011.

To identify a BS lock, look for the British Standard Kitemark on the faceplate of the lock. BS 3621 locks have keyways on both sides. BS 8621 locks have a keyway on the outside and a thumb turn on the inside. BS 10621 locks are similar to 8621 locks, but you can lock the internal thumb turn from the outside.

Sashlocks consist of a key operated dead bolt and a handle operated sprung bolt.

Question 52

The single leaf door to the side of my terraced dwelling also has:

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Section 6: The rear of the dwelling and garden

Question 53

Does the rear garden’s perimeter fences/walls border a road, a railway line, an ungated alleyway or other open land?

Question 54

How much effort would be required to climb over the rear fence or wall into the back garden?               

Question 55

Does the alleyway running along the back of your dwelling have a locked gate at its entrance? 

Question 56

How much effort would be required for an intruder to climb over or through the side boundary from a neighbour’s garden?         

Question 57

Is there an unsecured ladder in your garden or in your neighbour’s garden?

Question 58

Are there garden tools lying around your garden or left in insecure outbuildings, such as a greenhouse?

Question 59

Are there items in the garden that are of particular value, such as statues and rare plants?

Question 60

How well secured is the garden shed? - Choose the closest description            

Question 61

Does someone cut the grass and generally look after the garden when you go on holiday?                

Question 62

Can you see most of the rear garden from an upstairs window?             

Question 63

Is the rear garden overlooked from neighbouring dwellings?

Question 64

Are there garden shrubs, trees, building features or other structures that can be used to climb up to rear windows?

Question 65

If you have a security alarm system is the alarm bell box visible from the back garden?              

Question 66

Are there things of value on display that can be seen through the rear windows?                

Question 67

The single leaf back door is: - Choose the closest description

Notes to help you answer this question

An enhanced security PAS24 doorset should be marked as such.  Look around the edges of the door and frame to find the mark.  If you cannot find the mark and you rent the property contact the landlord to check. The very latest enhanced security doorsets may be marked PAS24 2012.

To identify a BS lock, look for the British Standard Kitemark on the faceplate of the lock. BS 3621 locks have keyways on both sides. BS 8621 locks have a keyway on the outside and a thumb turn on the inside. BS 10621 locks are similar to 8621 locks, but you can lock the internal thumb turn from the outside.

Sashlocks consist of a key operated dead bolt and a handle operated sprung bolt.

A night latch is also referred to as a ‘rim lock’ or a ‘Yale’ type lock. 

Question 68

The single leaf back door has:

Question 69

Other doors to rear of the dwelling, such as French doors, sliding patio doors and folding sliding doors are: - Choose the closest description

Notes to help you answer this question

An enhanced security PAS24 doorset should be marked as such.  Look around the edges of the door and frame to find the mark.  If you cannot find the mark and you rent the property contact the landlord to check. The very latest enhanced security doorsets may be marked PAS24 2012.

To identify a BS lock, look for the British Standard Kitemark on the faceplate of the lock. BS 3621 locks have keyways on both sides. BS 8621 locks have a keyway on the outside and a thumb turn on the inside. BS 10621 locks are similar to 8621 locks, but you can lock the internal thumb turn from the outside.

Sashlocks consist of a key operated dead bolt and a handle operated sprung bolt.

Question 70

The French/Patio/Bi-fold door to the rear of my terraced home has:

Question 71

At the rear of my dwelling I have accessible windows that are: - Choose the closest description. Accessible windows are those on the ground floor and in the basement and those that can be climbed to with or without the assistance of one other person, but not with the use of a climbing aid such as a ladder, rope or high vehicle.

Question 72

The accessible windows to the rear of my home have:

Question 73

Does your dwelling have a conservatory extension? - Select the closest description

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Section 7: Internal security

Question 74

Do you have a fire plan? – ‘get out, stay out and dial 999’

Question 75

Have you marked your valuable property using a security marking system

Question 76

I keep my cash and or valuable jewellery and documents: - Choose the closest description. 

Question 77

I keep the spare keys to my dwelling and car keys: - Choose the closest description

Question 78

Do you have an intruder alarm system?

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Section 8: Vehicle security and garages

Question 79

At night I normally park the main vehicle: - Choose the closest description - there's lots of them! It's appreciated that you may have more than one vehicle parked at your dwelling, but for the purposes of this questionnaire just concentrate on what you regard as the main vehicle.

Question 80

How many vehicles, owned by you or your family, are parked at your dwelling?

Question 81

My garage vehicle door is: - Choose the best description

Question 82

If there is a separate pedestrian door to the outside from the garage I would describe it as: - Choose the closest description. You can select 'there is no pedestrian door' or 'not applicable'.

Notes to help you answer this question

PAS24-2007 and LPS 1175 doorsets should be marked as such. Look around the edges of the door and frame to find the mark.  If you cannot find the mark and you rent the property contact the landlord to check. The very latest enhanced security doorsets may be marked PAS24 2012.

To identify a BS lock, look for the British Standard Kitemark on the faceplate of the lock. BS 3621 locks have keyways on both sides. BS 8621 locks have a keyway on the outside and a thumb turn on the inside. BS 10621 locks are similar to 8621 locks, but you can lock the internal thumb turn from the outside.

Sashlocks consist of a key operated dead bolt and a handle operated sprung bolt.

A night latch is also referred to as a ‘rim lock’ or a ‘Yale’ type lock.

Question 83

If there is a fire resistant pedestrian door leading from the house into an attached garage how would you describe it's security? - Choose the closest description. 

Notes to help you answer the question

All fire doorsets are marked, but sometimes the marks may have been painted over or removed.  Marking is different depending on the certification scheme. CERTIFIRE labels are usually on the top edge of the doorset. ‘Q’ marked doorsets have colour coded plugs inserted into the door at the top of the hinge side and or the frame. LPCB fire doors are marked ‘LPCB approved’ with a serial number.

PAS24-2007 and LPS 1175 doorsets should be marked as such.  Look around the edges of the door and frame to find the mark.  If you cannot find the mark and you rent the property contact the landlord to check. The very latest security enhanced doors may be labelled 'PAS24 2012'.

To identify a BS lock, look for the British Standard Kitemark on the faceplate of the lock. BS 3621 locks have keyways on both sides, BS 8621 locks have a keyway on the outside and a thumb turn on the inside, BS 10621 locks are similar to 8621 locks, but you can lock the internal thumb turn from the outside.

Sashlocks consist of a key operated dead bolt and a handle operated sprung bolt.

A nightlatch is also referred to as a ‘rim lock’ or a ‘Yale’ type lock.  

Question 84

Apart from locking the vehicle I always ensure that I - Choose the closest description

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Section 9: Mail delivery

Question 85

The mail delivered to my dwelling is: - Choose the closest description

Question 86

Mail that is posted through the letter plate in the door falls: - Choose the closest description

Question 87

Large deliveries made when I am out are: - Choose the closest description

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Section 10: Additional questions

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Question 88

Why have you completed this Home Security Survey?

Question 89

How did you find out about this website?

Question 90

How would you rate the usefulness of this Home Security Survey so far?

Question 91

In your opinion, how does this website - The Crime Prevention Website.com - compare with other websites dealing with crime prevention and/or home security?

Question 92

What is the likelihood of you or somebody else carrying out some or all of the home security improvements that will be recommended to you?

Question 93

How would you rate the helpfulness of your local police in terms of their provision of crime prevention advice?

Question 94

What is the likelihood of you recommending this website to other people?

Question 95

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Question 96

In your opinion, now that you've answered the survey, how would you rate your home security? Please try to be as honest as you can. 


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