How to deter burglars from your home

With burglars getting craftier in their operations, it’s important to be aware of potential weaknesses in your home’s security. We’ve put together this article outlining key methods to deter burglars.

Make your Home Look Alive

Empty homes with no lights on and no sound from inside are major targets for burglary. Keeping a light on or using timers and smartphone apps to activate appliances can keep you safe without eating into your electricity bills too much. Advice on light-timers can be found here. 

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Ask for Someone Else’s Opinion

We tend to get tunnel vision when we’re frequently around something, and homes are no different. You may not notice obvious flaws in your home security, so asking a friend can present you with things you may have missed.

Smart Doorbells

A fairly new piece of technology that’s improved home security drastically, smart doorbells allow you to view and speak to anyone at your door when you’re away and will provide notifications when someone shows up. If there are any intruders, you can contact the police whilst staying safe.

Cameras allow you to see flaws elsewhere in your home, like drains. A CCTV drain survey Nottingham from expert surveyors such as wilkinson-env.co.uk/drainage-services-cctv-surveys-midlands/cctv-drain-surveys/cctv-drain-surveys-nottingham will give peace of mind.

Keep Valuables Hidden

It can be difficult to conceal things like TVs or game consoles, but storing smaller valuables in a safe – especially one that can be secured to walls or floors – helps deter burglars.

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Holiday Security

Cancelling milk and newspaper deliveries whilst on holiday will prevent pile-ups that could attract intruders. Asking a friend or family member to pop in will also deter anyone staking out your house. Maybe avoid advertising your holiday publicly online, too.

Storing Keys

Burglars will commonly push magnets through letterboxes to try and grab your keys to the house or car, so ensure you keep them far out of reach.

Upgrade Locks

Many homes have outdated locks on their windows and doors, and tend to prioritise the back of the house. So investing in new locks – like patlocks – can massively improve your security.