Questions to ask yourself about your home:

  • Do you leave the doors to your home, shed or garage unlocked?
  • Do you have peepholes in the entrance door?
  • Do you have a security chain on your entrance door?
  • Do you have deadbolts on your entrance door?
  • Do you still have the factory locks on your shed/garage doors?
  • Do you leave your windows open at night or when no one is home?
  • Do you have secondary locks on your windows?
  • Have you had your locks changed since you moved home?
  • Do you have a security alarm? Is it monitored?
  • Do you have security bolts fitted to your double entry door or sliding doors?
  • Do you have sensor lights around your home?
  • Do you have locks on your gates?
  • Do you have bushes, trees, etc covering your windows and doors?
  • You should get all your locks changed/rekeyed when moving to a new home as you do not know who may have a key or how many keys are out there.
  • You should keep your doors locked even when in your home.
  • You should keep your security chain in place.
  • You should keep your windows locked even when they are open.
  • You should keep your security bolts locked to give added protection.
  • You should also have secondary locks on your shed/garage doors.

When you go on holiday:

  • You should stop deliveries.
  • You should let a neighbour know you are going away so they can keep an eye on your home.
  • You should lock and remove the keys from all windows and doors.
  • You should leave a light on or have lights on a timer in certain rooms to give the impression that someone is home.
  • You should get a friend or neighbour to collect your mail from the mail box.
  • You should tidy away all toys, tools or objects that could assist in gaining entry to your home.
  • You should lock your side gates.
  • You should set you house alarm.
  • You should take or hide all spare keys for your home, shed, garage or cars.
  • You should never leave cash or valuables on display, put them in the safe.