Keep your home, business, and belongings safe this holiday season by following our Christmas security tips below :
1.Arm Your System
Remember to arm your security system every time you leave work or home. Christmas is a peak time for burglary, with opportunistic thieves on the look-out for all sorts of goodies.
2. Update Your Stickers
Make sure thieves know your property is protected by updating your alarm stickers. Contact your security company if you require additional stickers for your residence or commercial property.
3. Monitor Your Alarm System
Make sure your alarm system is monitored by a reputable security company. Not only will this ensure the best chance of preventing break-ins, it will also secure you a discount on your home and contents insurance.
4. Update Your Details
If you’re planning a vacation and have a monitored alarm or access control system, call your security company to advise them of your plans, and make changes to emergency contacts if required.
5. Be Careful About What You Post Online
It’s always exciting to share holiday memories, but avoid posting too much information about your travel plans on social media. The wrong people may find out you are away from home and take advantage of your absence.
6. Don’t Leave Signs You Are Away
Remember to cancel your newspaper and other mail services if you are away from home for a long period of time. Ask a neighbour or a friend to check your property, and remove spare keys.
7. Let There Be Light
Installing automatic day/night sensor lights at the front and back of your house is not only great way to deter burglars, but also one of the most economical ways of securing your property.
8. Avoid Fire Hazards
Keep some lights on when you leave your house in the evening. But remember that decorative fairy lights outside and on a Christmas tree are a serious fire hazard, so save the festive display for when you are home.
9. Obscure Your Windows
Glimpsing a twinkling Christmas tree though a neighbourhood window makes most of us warm and fuzzy inside. Unfortunately, not every passer-by has good intentions, so make sure to obscure outsiders’ views into your living space.
10. Hide Your Gift Boxes
That brand new flat screen TV you just got for Christmas? The box it came in will attract the attention of thieves just as much as the item itself. Conceal and dispose of boxes in your recycling carefully.
11. Keep Track Of Your Shopping
Christmas is a busy time of year. With so much to organize, it’s easy to become distracted! Remember to keep track of your shopping bags when you’re doing your Christmas shopping.
12. Watch Your Belongings
It might be “silly season”, but remember to drink responsibly and keep an eye on your belongings when you are out at social events.