OLD ST. MELLONS
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ST. EDEYRN'S VILLAGE
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Crime Prevention
We would like to offer some crime prevention advice:
- Leave a light on in the evenings if going out.
- Lock all doors securely and always double check.
- Never leave a key on the inside of the door. If someone climbs through a small window they can only steal what they can fit through that window. Leave the key hidden nearby but make sure that everyone that lives at the property knows where the key is, in case of fire.
- Renew any old locks on windows and doors.
- Make sure that there is adequate lighting outside.
- Consider hedging around the perimeter of the property. High hedges are good for privacy but it also hides away anyone in your garden that should not be there. Also consider prickly style hedging on the other side of walls to make it more difficult for people to climb over and use plastic trellising on the top of walls.
- Never leave ladders or anything in the garden that may be used to climb into open windows.
- Gravel on the path / drive also makes a crunching noise as you walk on it so you can hear anyone walking towards your property.
- Consider CCTV – even a dummy camera is a good deterrent.
- Possibly use a sign such as “Beware of the dog”.
- Ornaments on the windowsill will make it difficult to climb through the window without making noise.
- Make sure that all vehicle keys are hidden.
