Staying safe at home
Follow these tips to help prevent break-ins and theft:
- Fit a door chain or peephole
- Fit security bolts to ground floor windows
- Don't let strangers into common stairs or your home
- Don't leave stair doors on the latch
- Check the ID of tradespeople or other business visitors
- Report any suspicious activity to the police
- When you go out at night, leave a light on and close the curtains
- Use timers to switch lights on and off if you are away from your home for a long period of time
- Ask your local police if they can visit you to check home security