If you have been unfortunate enough to suffer a burglary we will repair the damage and ensure the security of your property. Timpson Locksmiths can also provide advice to minimise the chance of an all too frequent repeat burglary, upgrade your existing door locks, window locks or garage locks and even arrange to have domestic roller-shutters or grilles fitted to windows and doors. Please call us on 0800 0 187 187 to discuss how we can help.

According to Home Office Research, the British Crime Survey (BCS) estimated that 726,000 domestic burglaries took place in England and Wales in 2006/07. The British Crime Survey (BCS) shows that households with no home security measures were almost 10 times more likely to have been victims of burglary than households where simple security measures such as deadlocks on doors and window locks were fitted (22.5% compared with 2.5%).

Another factor increasing the likelihood of a burglary and the associated need for burglary repairs is the number of years you have lived at your property. If you have lived at your current address for less than 1 year you are more than twice as likely to be burgled than if you had lived at your property for 10 years or more (4.6% compared with 2.5%). The likelihood of a burglary drops to 3.2% once you have lived at a property for more than one year but less than 2 years.

Despite the perceived deterrent provided by household alarm systems the key defence against a burglary remains physical home security. For example, households that suffered an attempted burglary in the British Crime Survey (BCS) study were more likely to have double deadlocks (46%) than those households that experienced an actual break in (37%).

The British Crime Survey (BCS) found that only 1.6% of households with ‘high levels’ of home security were victims of burglary. This rises to 2.5% with ‘some’ home security and jumps almost ten fold to 22.5% of households becoming victims of burglary if ‘no’ home security is present. ‘Some’ home security includes homes with deadlocks on doors, window locks, or security chains on doors, and ‘high’ levels of home security includes homes with burglar alarms, internal or external security lighting or bars on windows.
Please call us on 0800 0 187 187 to discuss how Timpson Locksmiths can help you minimise the likelihood of you becoming a burglary victim or the likelihood of a repeat burglary taking place.

Timpson Locksmiths always fit and provide like for like locks and keys, as a minimum, or upgrade your home security if that is your requirement. Our Locksmiths will also ensure that any locks or additional security measures installed are insurance approved in line with the requirements of your insurance company.

Timpson Locksmiths work closely with the charity Victim Support – for help, information or advice relating to any aspect of your burglary please contact the Victim Supportline on 0845 30 30 900.

Tel. 0800 0 187 187

e-mail: callcentre@timpsonlocksmiths.co.uk