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Crime Prevention, Personal Safety & Security

This booklet was designed by the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (England and Wales) to provide a guide to crime prevention and safety.

Safer Homes

Crime prevention and safety information leaflets

Secured By Design

Secured by Design is the official UK Police flagship initiative supporting the principles of 'designing out crime'.

The Crime Prevention website

The crime prevention website is written by Calvin Beckford, a retired Metropolitan police officer, with many years of crime prevention experience. The site contains free, comprehensive and up-to-date crime prevention advice to help improve your home and personal security.

Just remember if it sounds to good to be true it probably is -

The Little Book of Big Scams

Created by the Metropolitan Police to help create your awareness of the vast array of scams that are being used and teach you some easy steps you can take to protect yourself.

Protecting your home

Bogus callers

Rogue Traders

Mark your property

Looking for a locksmith? Make sure you use one who has met the 3 key criteria of being:-
•vetted

•inspected and

•qualified

With the absence of government licensing of locksmiths, The Master Locksmiths Association, a not for profit organisation established to promote the level of skills and ethics within the industry, has established its own licensing scheme whereby its approved companies are vetted, undergo regular inspections to ensure quality, and employ a locksmith with an exam based qualification

Personal Security