How to Prevent Burglaries at Christmas

Robbers may try to get a look inside your home by pretending to be any of the following:

Christmas Carol SingersCharity WorkersBeggarsSalespeopleSomeone looking

for directions.

Mind the Door

While presents do look good underneath the Christmas tree, who is looking at them? Expensive gifts should be kept out of a potential burglar’s line of sight.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

It may not always be practical to position presents in a place where would be thieves can’t see as the best place for a Christmas tree is usually beside a window.Try wrapping empty boxes in Christmas paper as decoys. Should burglars break in your real gifts will be hidden elsewhere.

Decoys

Christmas is a time when much post/mail can accumulate in the form of cards, catalogues and gifts ordered online.Be sure to take in your post as often as possible so burglars can’t judge when you are unlikely to be home.

BRING IN Your Mail

Christmas is the time of year when homes have the most lights shining. Nothing says, “Nobody is home” quite like a house which is completely dark. While it could be a fire hazard to leave on lots of fairy lights turned on and unattended, some lights should be left on to make the house look occupied.

Lights On

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