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BRIGHT IDEAS TO KEEP YOUR HOME SAFE
At this time of year our homes are in darkness early in the afternoon – a gift for
opportunist burglars.
To avoid becoming a victim of burglary, Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District
Council’s Joint Community Safety team is encouraging householders to take some simple
steps to protect their home:
• Use a timer switch to turn on lights and a
radio to give the impression someone is
home
• Keep valuables and other electronic
equipment such as laptops out of sight
• Security mark valuables with a UV pen and
register them with www.immobilise.com
• Double lock UPVC doors or use dead locks
on solid doors
• Keep all spare keys, including car keys,
away from the front door and out of sight
to avoid them being ‘fished’ through the
letter box
• Keep windows locked with the key and
keep it out of sight
• Don’t leave packaging of expensive
items purchased on view as an
advertisement to thieves
Neighbourhood Police Officers will be patrolling in residential areas and if they believe
a property is at risk of being burgled, they will pop a ‘Here’s a bright idea’ card
through the door along with contact details for further crime prevention advice.
Residents can follow their local police and pick up security advice from Twitter at:
@TVP_ChiltSBucks. For regular updates on crime and disorder in your area you can
sign up to Thames Valley Alert. You can also contact Chiltern District Council and
South Bucks District Council’s Joint Community Safety team on 01494 586535.
For further crime reduction advice please visit:
www.thamesvalley.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/residential-burglary
www.chiltern.gov.uk/crimereduction
www.southbucks.gov.uk/crimereduction
Follow us on twitter for
community safety updates
and crime prevention
advice @csafetycdcsbdc
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