Lots of UK police forces have been putting out messages on their websites and issuing press releases asking everyone that will be watching the World Cup to be careful, drink responsibly, don't drink and drive, and walk away from potentially violent situations. It's a fact that each time the…

Yesterday I Tweeted a report I read on Huffington Post by Steve Reed MP, Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention and Jack Dromey MP, Shadow Minister for Policing. The reason I did so was that it was refreshing to see somebody in parliament ramming home the reasons why we've got to do more about…

As my regular visitors will know quite well, I bang on about my Home Security Survey at least once a week; sometimes twice. The reason is quite straightforward. Before you know what it is that you need to do to improve your security arrangements you need to discover where your risks lie and the…

The police in Darlington have recruited a number of gnomes to help them drive home the importance of crime prevention this summer. The article in the Northern Echo includes all the usual gnome jokes, which I have resisted to repeat. The initiative is in partnership with Darlington's Business…

An article by Chris Maume entitled ‘Burglars take our piece of mind' appears today in the Independent (online). It describes the family's devastation at being burgled, which robbed them of their planned holiday, passports, cash and cards. It is an account I became all too familiar with…

Those of you who have used my Holiday Security Checklist recently will have spotted a reference to an instant room security device called LifeLock. LifeLock is a pocket-sized lightweight portable door lock that is designed to prevent access to a room you are occupying. They are particularly useful…