Increase in burglaries

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Increase in burglaries after covid restrictions eased

Watch has come across some information which could be useful to Residents as the Summer holiday season arrives.

Churchill Home Insurance has used its own data to calculate that 9M people have been burgled in their own home in the UK, many targeted more than once. There was a lull in reported burglaries due to the covid pandemic but cases increased towards the end of 2021 as households returned to work. There was an 11% increase in burglaries reported to police in the 4th quarter of 2021 compared with the 3 previous months.

Useful advice is:

  • Don’t advertise that your home is empty on social media.
  • When you go away make sure to cancel papers, milk etc. and fit timers to put on lamps or radios automatically.
  • Ask a neighbour or your Watch Co-ordinator, to keep an eye on your home.
  • Make sure doors and windows are locked and items like laptops can not be seen through a window.
  • Install security cameras or alarms.
  • Ensure you have an up-to-date insurance policy.

 

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Alan French