Secure I AM Home Security Tips

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Your local police authority can provide free general security advice, please visit your local police authorities website to see what advice they can offer free of charge

• Don't post on social media about going away, to events or holidays, let people know what a good time you have had when you get back.

• Lock your doors and windows every time you leave the house, even when you're just out in the garden, remembering to double-lock UPVC doors (lift handle and turn key)

• Hide all keys, including car keys, out of sight and away from the letterbox (remember a device could be used to hook keys through the letterbox)

• Install a visual burglar alarm
  (Call Secure I AM on 0161 870 6539 for a FREE no obligation quote).

• Install good outside lighting

• Get a trusted neighbour to keep an eye on your property

• Leave radios or lights in your house on a timer to make the property appear occupied

• Make sure the fences around your garden are in good condition

• Secure bikes at home by locking them to an immoveable object inside a locked shed or garage

• Keep ladders and tools stored away; don't leave them outside where they could be used to break into your home

• Ensure side gates are locked to prevent access to the rear of the property

• Ensure rear fencing is in good repair

• Improve natural surveillance at the front of your property i.e. trim high hedges

• Mark your property with postcode and house number and register your property for free with Immobilise

• Consider joining or forming a Neighbourhood Watch scheme

• Remove valuables from view of ground floor windows

• Store any high value items (i.e. jewellery, passports) in a properly secured safe or bank vault