Protecting your house
Protecting your house
Most burglaries are committed by opportunist thieves. In two out of ten burglaries no force is used, they simply enter through an open door or window. It is very difficult to make your house totally burglarproof, but you can defeat most burglars.
Try looking at your home through a burglar's eyes - look for places they could break in unseen: how strong are your locks on both the windows and doors: are there high hedges, trees or fences for the opportunistic thief to hide behind?
The enemy of the burglar is noise and time. Burglars can be put off if your security measures mean that the burglars have to take a lot of time, or make a lot of noise. For example, planting plants with sharp spikes in front of windows and down pipes, pea shingle on beds, gravel path and drive ways, window alarms, etc.
Leave a light on when you go out in the evening and be selective as if you really were in the house. Ask yourself what lights would be on.