Get Your Home Ready For Winter

Dyfed Powys Police is urging homeowners and landlords not to let the darker nights create opportunities for burglaries to be committed.

Officers are encouraging people to protect their properties from crime during the winter months by carrying out certain security measures.

Cutting back hedges to make sure there is good visibility around the property and having adequate outside lighting are two top tips on offer.

PC Dave White said: “Dyfed Powys police has one of the lowest burglary rates in the country and police will do our best to keep it that way, but the public also has an important role to play in preventing a crime from happening. Make life difficult for criminals and remove the opportunities that are around your home for crimes to be committed.

“Motion-activated (or PIR) security lights are a must have. They are proven to deter burglars and are also useful for lighting up drives and dark areas preventing any falls. For more security advice please get in touch by calling 101.”

Home Security Advice:

• Fit a PIR security light. They are various options that can be powered by electric, battery or solar power
• Fit a burglar alarms and use it
• Lock doors and windows before you go out and at night
• Leave a light on in a room and draw curtains when you go out at night
• Remove keys from locks and keep out of reach of windows and doors
• Ensure your house is secure, preventing someone entering when you are busy elsewhere in the house or garden
• Ensure side gates and sheds are locked
• Keep gifts, cash and valuables safe and well-hidden
• Mark your house number and postcode on valuable property using a UV pen.
• Register your valuables with immobilise.com. This is a national database that can help stolen items be returned to their rightful owner.
• For more security advice contact a Community Safety Officer or your local Neighbourhood Policing Team by calling 101.