Lock up Protect your home

Lock up Protect your home

Good Morning Resident

Hope you are enjoying this lovely weather we’ve been having and enjoying the summer!

As autumn approaches and the nights begin to draw in, the West Midlands Police "Darker Nights" campaign is urging all households across Wednesfield to review their home security.

Opportunistic burglars use the cover of early darkness to identify unlit, vacant properties. By embedding simple security habits into your daily routine, you can significantly reduce the risk of your home becoming an easy target.

Lock Up: The Essential Checklist

Secure Every Entryway: Always lock all doors and windows before heading out or going to bed. If you have uPVC doors, ensure you lift the handle and turn the key fully to engage the multi-point locking system.

Hide Your Keys: Keep house and car keys completely out of sight and away from front doors, windows, and letterboxes. Thieves frequently use hooks through letterboxes to fish keys off hallway tables.

Secure the Rear: Lock your side gates, sheds, and garages. Opportunistic thieves often target the unlit back areas of properties or steal garden tools to pry open rear patio doors.

Light Up: Create the Illusion of Occupancy

Use Light Timers: If you are going to be out late, use manual timer plugs or smart plugs to program lamps to turn on before sunset. A house left completely in the dark signals an empty home.

Close the Blinds: Shut your curtains or blinds as soon as it gets dark. This stops passers-by from window-shopping your valuables, laptops, or electronics from the street.

Outdoor Deterrents: Check that your motion-sensor security lights and CCTV systems are clean and functioning perfectly ahead of the winter season.

Help Us Protect Wednesfield

Do you have a residential CCTV setup or a smart video doorbell? West Midlands Police invite you to securely register your system on our WMP CCTV Registry. Registration doesn't give police direct access to your cameras, but it helps our local teams know exactly who to contact for footage if a crime occurs on your street.

To report suspicious activity or an active break-in, always dial 999 immediately. For non-emergencies, please use the Live Chat function on the West Midlands Police website.

Enjoy rest of your day. Wednesfield and Heath Town Neighbourhood Policing Team

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(West Midlands Police - Wolverhampton, PCSO, Wolverhampton - Wednesfield & Heath Town)