A recent CO-OP insurance survey interviewed 2,000 people in the UK and found that 28% took no measures to protect their property. From those surveyed, half slept with open windows at night, over 80 left the door unlocked whilst they were in and 12% left their garden gates open, things we’re probably all guilt of…
12 Top Tips for Home Security Make sure your CCTV is recording, you don’t want to miss the incident if something happens! Did you know that 90% of burglars will avoid homes with CCTV? Don’t let your subscriptions pile up. If you subscribe to a newspaper or magazine, pause delivery or make sure someone collects…
Protect your business… Theft in retail remains the number one problem for shop owners compared to other types of crime. So is your retail security up to the job? In the last year on average 78% of retailers1 experienced some kind of theft. It is estimated that the total annual cost of shop theft is £44…
Rural Theft – £44 Million According to the NFU Mutual’s Rural Crime Survey 2014, farms and rural properties are increasingly becoming the targets of criminals. They estimated that in the UK the cost of rural theft in 2013 was over £44 million, that’s an increase of more than 5% from 2012. The most commonly targeted items were tools,…