Home Security at Xmas – 9 Expert Tips for Keeping Your Home Safe When Visiting Relatives This Christmas

9 Expert Tips on How to Keep Your Home Secure When Visiting Relatives This Christmas

PLUS: UK’s Domestic Burglary Hotspots, Revealed

Lighting specialists LED & Power collaborated with various home security experts to discuss nine actionable ways to protect your home this festive period, as well as analysing national burglary data to discover the UK’s break-in hotspots.

The 9 expert tips include to:

1. Hide your valuables
2. Take your ‘hidden’ house key with you
3. Check your windows and doors
4. Check your garden
5. Invest in security systems
6. Create the illusion someone is home
7. Build good relationships with your neighbours
8. Ask friends or family to house sit
9. Avoid sharing your whereabouts

For more information on all the expert tips, visit: https://www.ledandpower.co.uk/9-expert-home-security-tips/

1 in 100 homes in the UK are burgled each year – however, location impacts the odds of being burgled. The analysis revealed that Greater Manchester topped the list when it came to higher-than-average odds of being burgled, with 15.9 cases of burglary per 1,000 households. Making up the remainder of the top 10 included South Yorkshire (15.4), Cleveland (15.3), West Yorkshire (14.8), Metropolitan Police London (14.8), Humberside (13.3), Bedfordshire (11.4), Lancashire (10.7), Nottinghamshire (10.5), and Leicestershire (10.2).

When it came to lower-than-average odds of being burgled,Devon and Cornwall topped the list, with just 2.8 cases of burglary per 1,000 households. Making up the remainder of the top 10 included City of London (3.7), Dyfed-Powys (4.3), Norfolk (5.0), Wiltshire (5.5), Cumbria (5.6), North Yorkshire (5.6), Staffordshire (5.8), Dorset (5.9), and Sussex (6.1).

Ian Austick, MD at LED & Power commented:

“With winter bringing shorter days and darker evenings, our homes are at an increased risk of domestic burglary this season. Also, while most domestic burglaries occur when someone is at home, more than a third (35.9%) occur when the property is empty – so whether you’re planning to visit local loved ones, travel further afield to see relatives, or jet off on holiday this year, it is important that the festivities don’t compromise your home security this Christmas!

“Flood lights are frequently used as security lights, often with a built-in sensor to detect activity. Our LED flood lights range is flicker-free, the 20w and 30w versions are particularly well suited to use alongside CCTV cameras, as well as our selection of LED Floodlights With PIR”.