12 quick tips to reduce the risk of a burglary at your home
Burglaries are not just opportunistic crimes
1. What does the home burglary threat look like
Our home is our castle, as with any castle we should make it as safe as we can for us and our loved ones, the number one reported concern for homeowners when talking about feeling protected and being safe in their home, was the risk of burglary. The Office for National Statistics provided a report into various types of crime for The Crime in England and Wales Commission. The report stated that the number of reported residential burglaries in 2019 stood at 417,416, which is represents a relative 4% drop year on year.
From a reporting and analytics standpoint this may seem ok, but the reality is there are victims in every one of these individual cases who have suffered loss, as well as mental and potential physical harm and life changing experiences, these experience may require insurances, loss of irreplaceable items, special treatment, rehabilitation and even surgery. This represents the direct impact that being burgled can have on victim’s lives. Whilst we can’t ever stop the evolution of residential burglaries reports suggest the group responsible for largest share of burglaries are a small amount of career or serial burglars, representing the next category of burglars, and a small than the above, are opportunistic burglars and burglary thrill seekers, fewer domestic burglaries are by organised criminal gangs who tend to operating more sophisticated burglary practices on businesses with high value assets. What are the kinds of things a homeowner can do to reduce the risk of being burgled. Well the list is not exhaustive, from high-end private security personnel covertly or overtly protecting your home, to a security fortress setup like Fort Knox. In this blog we will try to focus on some of the more practical homeowner care, safety methods, security practices and products that can help to improve your home’s safety, your safety and that of your families and loved ones.
Number of police recorded burglary offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2020/21

source statista fig. 1.0
2. Responsible security product brands have a history of reliability, use them
The first one should be no surprise, choose a reliable home safety system; some manufacturers and suppliers, like ADT and YALE are well known in the marketplace for providing comprehensive home and private security technology. With the advancement of technology, the market has not only been opened up to new players; but also allowed existing players to offer more technologically integrated solutions and expand their product portfolios
3. Digital visual technology
