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 '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 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.

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.

Interactive House <a href='iHouse/iHouseFullScreen.htm'>View Full Screen</a> Interactive House

Have a look around this interactive house and get crime prevention tips you may not have thought of (requires flash).