Avon and Somerset Constabulary

About this section

This section contains information and advice on how to protect your home and property on a daily basis and when going on holiday or moving house. There is a section about bogus callers and distraction burglaries and other crime prevention advice such as property marking and how to secure your home.

Burglary - Contents

An image of 'Barry the burglar' taken from the secure your manor website. Secure Your Manor!

A website designed to raise awareness about the threat of burglary and to offer advice on the simple steps you can take to protect your home.

A hand sliding a security door chain into its lock position. Bogus callers

Advice on how to deal with bogus callers and how to protect yourself from becoming a victim.

The front door of a house If you are burgled

Find out what to do if you come home and think that you have been burgled.

Some boxes in the back of a van Moving home

Advice on how to keep your home and possessions safe, and give you peace of mind whilst you move home.

A rusty old door bolt Securing your home

Read some important crime prevention advice that could help protect your home from burglars.

An image of 'Dan' taken from the animation Dan the Distraction Burglar

Watch our animation and find out why it's a good idea to put the chain on before answering the door!

A photograph of some sand dunes and a blue sky Going on holiday

Important information about how to protect your home and belongings whilst you are away on holiday.

A photograph of a scenes of crime officer dusting a hand print left on a window Investigating burglary

What do the police do to try and catch the person(s) who burgled your house? Find out here.

A close-up photograph of the begining of a postcode written on an item in an ultraviolet pen Property

Use property marking as an effective deterrent in the fight against crime and report lost property online.

A close-up photograph of the begining of a postcode written on an item in an ultraviolet pen Rogue Traders

Information and advice on how to deal with rogue traders.