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Here’s an update on burglary locally. Burglaries can have a significant impact on victims and their families. Many residential burglaries are opportunistic, with offenders targeting properties that appear insecure or unoccupied. Taking a few simple precautions can help reduce the risk and keep your home, possessions, and loved ones safe.
Help protect your home by following these simple steps:
🔒 Lock all doors and windows whenever you leave your property, even if it is only for a short period.
🔑 Keep keys, including vehicle keys, out of sight and away from doors, windows, and letterboxes.
💡 Use internal lights on timers when you are out during the evening to give the impression someone is at home.
📹 Make sure CCTV cameras, video doorbells, alarms, and security lighting are working correctly and used effectively.
🏡 Ask a trusted neighbour, friend, or family member to keep an eye on your property if you are away.
📦 Avoid leaving valuable items, deliveries, or packaging visible from windows or outside your property.
🚪 Consider fitting additional security measures such as door chains, sash jammers, window locks, and anti-snap locks.
🚲 Secure bicycles, tools, and other valuable items in sheds, garages, and outbuildings using strong locks and security devices.
📱 Be cautious about sharing holiday plans or extended absences on social media until after you return home.
👀 Stay vigilant and report suspicious activity, unknown individuals acting unusually around residential properties, or attempts to gain access to homes.
🤝 Consider joining or supporting your local Neighbourhood Watch scheme to help keep your community informed and protected.
Remember:
Lock it. Secure it. Protect it.
Simple security measures can make a significant difference and help prevent burglars from targeting your property.
If you see suspicious activity in your area, please report it. Your information could help prevent crime and protect your community.
📞 In an emergency, always call 999.
📞 For non-emergency concerns, contact 101 or report online via the Metropolitan Police website.
 Across London, we’re now arresting more than 1,000 extra criminals every month and seeing local crimes like burglary, robbery and theft start to fall, with ‘neighbourhood crime’ down 14%. While we will continue to pursue burglars in the area, there are steps you can do to help keep your property safe. Please go to our website to find the latest advice and guidance on keeping yourself safe and protecting your home. You can report an incident of burglary by using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk , speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. Please consider getting involved and contribute to the local priority survey, we may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
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