New Homes

Moving house is a highly stressful experience so it is no surprise that security issues, such as fitting new locks, can be overlooked. However, unless you knew and trusted the previous tenants it is unlikely that you will know exactly how many sets of keys have been cut and are in circulation for your new property.

According to Home Office statistics, you are almost twice as likely to be burgled in the 12 months after moving house compared with the average burglary rate (4.6% compared with 2.5%). You are nearly three times as likely to be burgled compared with those who have occupied their property for 10 years or more (4.6% compared to 1.6%).

Alarmingly those households with no home security measures were almost ten times (22.5%) more likely to be victims of burglary compared to households that carry out simple security upgrades (2.5%) such as fitting deadlocks on doors and fitting window locks.

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