Not a problem that i'm aware of in our area but home security is something many people don't seem to take seriously, and they should because the police to be truthful are no longer worth bothering with or seemingly interested in such trifling matters as burglary, nor the protection of innocents and property, so assume you are on your own and make your home as difficult to access as possible.

Lockable gates proper ones that won't be driven through without writing the car off, wired (not wireless more trouble than its worth) burglar alarm with remote plipper so entire house is covered by PIR sensors with the room you sleep in optional switching, the professionals do this job best of all and the 4 figure investment is money well spent, that professional labelled alarm box outside flashing constantly is a big off-putter.

Good fences and if any of your borders are suitable plant thorn bushes of some sort outside, make it painful for them.

Proper door and window locks, worth investing a few ££ in putting self locking door handle on your bedroom, so in the event someone gets in the house at night they are literally going to have to break through the bedroom door to get to you because the outside handle does nothing when set inside and all this time the alarm is going off, obviously the door should be hinged outwards for best results.

Dog(s), not everyone's cup of tea but still honest man's best friend, not suggesting you should put them in danger but a couple of dogs in your bedroom with you going ballistic as they would at this point is not going to encourage the burglar.

Ouside PIR lights, these are surprisingly cheap and reliable, and keep at least one outside light on all night every night.

Thing is to make your home look as difficult or maybe even dangerous to attack as possible so these low life's go elsewhere.

Car wise i would not have a vehicle with keyless go.

Its radical I know but....I have a garage (double)...and I haven't turned it into a room or store worthless stuff in it. I use it to store my cars.. Yep unheard of.

I would rather a thief stole my car with a laptop or some sort signal booster than break in to my house for the keys, but in another note I don't really drive a desirable car but my fun car is kept in a secure lockup that is alarmed and has CCTV with a hefty security gate that will take some ramming to get through, you'd need a light truck to be anywhere near successful and it would probably be dammed in way to stop it from driving much further.

Edited by dan86 on 27/03/2019 at 04:40

A cheaper alternative to the good suggestion of a Disklock is a Stoplock - a lockable bar that goes across the steering wheel. Maybe not qute as difficult for a thief to remove as a Disklock but still a very visible incentive for a thief to go on the the next car which hasn;t got one.

Indeed so. It has to be said the Disklok is a beast, although it only takes a second to fit once you've got the hang of it. Storage in the car is a bit of a moot point - they recommend keeping it the boot when not in use ... which would be a bit of a faff.

Apparently the "pro" version of the Stoplock is much more secure than the standard one. I spotted this summary online ....

In the end it came down to ease of use and storage, areas where the slender design of the Stoplock Pro gives it a clear advantage over the bulky Disklok. It looks very similar to other steering wheel locks, but the Stoplock Pro is very tough, with case-hardened parts that held our tools at bay for over five minutes.