When it comes to home security having good se3cuity measures applied to your front door is vital. This is why people commonly call their local locksmith to come and upgrade the locks to stronger much more reliable ones. Having said this what is shocking is how many people overlook the security risk that their letter box poses.
What is letterbox burglary?
Letterbox burglary is a method that burglars use to either steal high value items such as car keys and wallets trough the letterbox or even use it to gain entry to your home by reaching up and removing the latch or turning a key on the other side of the door. Unfortunately, these methods are incredibly effective and have a high success rate for burglars, and it is very easy to do and requires little if any skills.
How to Prevent Letterbox Burglary?
- Always store car keys out of sight from the door and never leave them in the lock. This is even more vital if your door has glass panels in. it is worth taking a look through your letterbox to see what you can see from there as this is what a burglar would be able to see, this way you can arrange things, so they are kept well out of view.
- Install an anti-burglary letterbox, these letterboxes have been put through rigorous testing to ensure they are vandal proof and snap proof to ensure that they comply with the current security guidelines.
- Replace current letterbox with one that has a draught excluder built into it, the nylon bristles of the draught excluder make it very difficult to see anything through your letterbox and would make letterbox burglary much more difficult for a burglar find and fish anything through your letterbox.
- You could add a letterbox restrictor. This will prevent your letterbox from being lifted past a certain point which will stop burglars being able to put their hands or tools through your letterbox.
- You could opt to have your letterbox removed completely and use an external mailbox instead. This option can be quite expensive so it may be something to consider if you are looking to replace your front door completely, you can choose a door without a letterbox and install an external mailbox for your post.
Unfortunately, burglars are always coming up with new ways to break-in and steal from people’s homes and businesses and in turn the security industry is coming up with new and innovative security measures to help combat this, so it is important that you keep up to date with your security measures and ensure they comply with the current security standards to give your home or business the best possible protection.
If you need help improving your letterbox security or any other home security measures then contact Easy Pickings Locksmiths today – 0113 805 0761