This month is National Home Security Month (NHSM) in its tenth year.
When the clocks go back, the UK may see a spike in burglary attempts, as opportunists make use of the darker nights to operate under the cover of darkness. Duncan Chamberlain, MD at Yale UK, said that although the physical security product firm been a part of the campaign for a decade, ‘it’s fair to say the statistics collated in Yale’s recent survey show the continued importance for education on the topic of home security’.
He said: “And as we see the arrival of autumn, the clocks going back and darker evenings on the horizon, October is the perfect time to invest in a home security upgrade. With this time of year statistically seeing a general incline in domestic burglary cases, us Brits need to ensure our home security is up to scratch to cope with the ever-changing burglary techniques used by opportunists.
“This is why National Home Security Month continues to play its part in the promotion of home protection methods, offering expert advice and support to help Brits improve the protection of our homes.
“This year, we’re excited to have a number of our key trade partners supporting the NHSM campaign, all with the same aim of spreading the message of improved home security far and wide. NHSM will be doing this through a national radio campaign, social media content and promotions in-stores and online, to make a home security upgrade even easier for homeowners.”
Yale commissioned a national survey of 2000 UK adults by OnePoll, to see the perceptions of home security and how UK homeowners prioritise protection of their property.
Whilst those surveyed have their own tactics to secure their homes, such as keeping a light on when they go out (52pc) and leaving on a TV or radio (28pc), two thirds haven’t upgraded their home security in the last two years. In 23pc of cases, burglars gained access through the front door. Only one in ten people change the locks when they move house, a particularly vulnerable time for opportunists. Only 27pc of respondents knew what type of lock they need to prevent lock snapping, the act of breaking the cylinder of a lock.
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