Home Security

[x5x3]

what do people have / would they like?

not asking for big dogs/baseball bats etc, more alarm/cctv/lights etc type options?

[Beardy10]

I don't know if it's a service still offered but certainly you used to be able to get advice from your local police force....they'll send someone round and advise you on what are the best precautions to take. Both in terms of physical things like locks and alarms and less obvious things like not having big hedges at the front of your house for burglars to hide behind.

[Meeja]

Sort the physical security out first, then look at alarms and cctv.

Quality doors (than won't cave in to a slight shoulder tap) are a start

Hinge bolts on doors help too.

Decent quality locks (particularly if you have doors that take euro cylinders) are a must

Lots of urban myths about bump keys, but there is some truth in it. (Have a look on youtube about bump keys and you'll see what I mean!)

Sort the garden out (as has been said) High hedges at the front are not ideal, if it is easy for a scrote to get into your front garden, it means he can have a good look around without much fear of Mrs Jones at number 27 twitching at the cuurtains.

Make the back of the house very difficult to access.... Most break-ins happen at the rear of a property (for obvious reasons)

Make sure that the garden shed is secure (especially if you have handy tools in there... Like a wrecking bar, hammers, ladders etc)

Then look at alarms. And fit quality rather than £69 B and Q specials. You want an alarm that if it goes off, the neighbours will think "That's odd.... I've never known that house alarm to go off before?".... It makes them less inclined to ignore it.

HTH