Protecting your home from would be thieves with a vigilant focus on crime prevention is a great way to ensure you feel safe and secure in your home, street and community.
There are many facets to home security and the following fact sheets provide information to help you ensure your home is safe and secure.
10 Steps to increase home security (PDF, 70Kb)
- Join Neighbourhood Watch
- Marking of valuables
- Fences, trees and shrubs
- Backyard security
- Lighting
- Protect your power supply
- Door locks
- Window locks
- Security screens and doors
- Alarms
Residential Security Appraisal & Information Sheet (PDF, 69kb)
Burglary prevention (PDF, 72Kb)
- Facts about home burglars
- What can you do?
- A practical audit for your home
- Reporting a crime
Burglary: what now?: (PDF, 72Kb)
- What is burglary
- What to do if you're burgled
- What to report
- Initial police response
- Incident Report (IR) Number
- Evidence: fingerprints and DNA
- What happens to your report?
- Insurance
- Can I stop it happening again?
- Victim Support Service
Intruder alarms: (PDF, 43Kb)
Security lighting and power supply: (PDF, 43Kb)
- Criminals don't like to be seen!
- Protecting your power supply
