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RE: Keeping your garden and home safe |
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Dear resident,
There has recently been an incident on Trinity Road SW18 whereby an intruder had accessed a rear garden of a property, stolen garden products and made off from the area. The local team are patrolling the location.
It may not seem obvious, but protecting your garden and outbuildings like sheds not only keeps bikes and other valuables safe, but can also stop burglars accessing tools to get into your home.
Leaving ground floor windows, doors and patio doors open in the summer can give burglars the perfect opportunity. If you’re upstairs or out of the room, even just for a few minutes, close them and help shut burglars out.
Extra steps you can take Consider buying a shed alarm. These are usually quite cheap but still effective. Add an extra layer of protection to shed windows with laminate sheets of film or internal metal grills. Create a natural defence against burglary Planting particular shrubs (in their mature or semi mature form) along garden walls and fences can make it harder for burglars to access your property or put them off completely. To maximise this effect plant them close to each other. We recommend planting any of the following: Berberis Osmanthus Forget Poncirus Crataegus Pyracantha Aralia Chaenomeles Ribes Oplopanax Elaeagnus Robinia Colletia Ilex Climbing roses Maclura Mahonia Ligustrum (privet), or laurel Smilax and Zanthoxylum
You can still make use of these tips by planting in front of ground floor windows to prevent easy access.
Keep safe!
Biren. Wandsworth Common Safer Neighbourhood Team | ||
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