Take the simple to apply home security precautions outlined on this page – don’t let your home be the easy target that the opportunist burglar is looking for.

Did you close up your garage? A quick check of your garage door monitor and you know the answer, so you stop worrying and relax. Find out more.

Home invaders often call at a door on some pretext and then barge their way in. A door chain is unlikely to prevent that, ask Uncle Alfred.

A carjacking is most likely to be attempted when you are getting in or out of your car. Follow the advice on this page you can reduce the chances of being a victim.

When buying a home security system, wireless or hardwired monitored or not, always compare like with like. Do the systems all give the same protection?

All the news and views on security and surveillance for the homeowner.

Your local neighborhood watch is possibly your very best weapon in your arsenal against becoming a victim of crime, especially crime against your home.

Here you can share your home security tips. What do you do to keep the burglar out of your home? What works best for you (or what have you tried that didn’t work?)

Home security books will help prevent a burglary, if you study them and put into practice the information they contain, you will make your home that bit more secure.

By sharing home security advice with each other we can learn more ways to keep burglars on the outside of our homes, and keep our valued possessions on the inside.