From lighting and alarms to shed security and TV simulators, specialists share their top tips for making your house a tougher target
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hether you are going away, moving house, or have just become a bit complacent, there are many simple things that you can do to make your home safer. Here, security experts advise on the best ways to avoid being burgled.
“Thieves are generally opportunists,” says Anthony Neary, managing director of safe.co.uk. “If they are in a street looking at various houses, the one that is the least secure will get targeted. If you’ve got lights outside your property and someone else hasn’t, they will go for the people who haven’t got the lights.”
The evening is a common time to be burgled, says Neary. “Around September/October time, when the dark nights come in; you’re more at risk then, as the thief is hidden.” Security lights are an inexpensive deterrent: “A thief wouldn’t want to advertise that they’re trying to get into someone’s house. If there are lights flashing on, they are doing that.”
