🔐 Burglary: Protect Your Home. Protect Your Neighbours. 🔐

Burglary isn’t a victimless crime.
It affects families, livelihoods, peace of mind, and whole neighbourhoods.

Across our communities, burglars often look for easy opportunities — homes that appear empty, insecure, or overlooked. The good news? Small actions make a big difference.

✅ Simple steps that really work:

🏠 Lock doors and windows, even when you’re home
💡 Use timer lights if you’re out in the evenings
📦 Don’t leave parcels visible or stacked by the door
🔑 Keep keys out of sight and away from letterboxes
🚗 Lock vehicles and remove valuables every time

👀 Look out for each other

Burglars dislike attention.
A quick call from a neighbour can stop a crime in progress.

📸 Report: • People looking through windows or trying door handles
• Unknown vehicles circling repeatedly
• Suspicious behaviour that just doesn’t feel right

📞 How to report

🚨 999 – if a burglary is happening now
📱 101 – non-emergency reports
💻 Online reporting – quick and easy
📲 MetEngage – updates, alerts, and community info

Your information matters — even if you’re unsure.
Let police decide what’s relevant.

💙 Strong communities stop crime

Burglary prevention works best when police and residents work together.
Thank you to everyone who continues to report concerns, share information, and look out for one another.

Let’s keep our homes secure and our neighbourhoods safer.

👮‍♂️ Your local policing team