Before opening your front door, look through your peephole.
Keep garage doors locked (padlock)
Draw the curtains or close the shutters before going to bed.
Ensure that your windows are secure.
Make sure all security lights work.
If you are on holiday or a weekend away set timers for lights, radio, tv set or other devices to pretend someone is at home.
Inform your neighbours when you go on holidays.
While leaving home switch the alarm on if you have one.
After moving house always change locks, because you never know how many sets of keys have been produced before.
Ask your reliable local locksmith for free survey of your home security and upgrade it if necessary.
Ensure whether the locksmith you chose is fully insured.
Replace or install new locks suitable to BS 3621.
Avoid posting holiday plans, pictures of the ongoing holidays on social networking sites, especially on Facebook, where strangers may see them.
Uncollected mail is a sign that you are away. The Royal Mail’s ‘Keepsafe’ service will keep your mail for up to 2 months while you are away. Go for it (set it up).
Make sure that you have up to date contents and property insurance.
