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Thu 15 Dec 2011 09:57
Burglary - Trilogy

Top 10 items stolen Christmas 2010*

  1. Laptops (particularly Toshiba and Samsung brands)
  2. Nintendo Wii
  3. Apple iPods (particularly Touch and Classic)
  4. Sony PlayStation 3
  5. Nintendo DSi
  6. Sony PSP
  7. Apple MacBooks
  8. Microsoft Xbox 360
  9. Mobile phones including iPhones
  10. Apple Macbook Pros

During the festive period, the risk of burglary peaks on New Year’s Eve when homes are 24% more likely to be broken into than on an average day.

Conversely, the incidence of burglary on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is one of the lowest during the year, according to the Aviva data.

Although the risk of burglary may be low on these dates, the research found the average value of our possessions increases by £1,700 thanks to all the festive treats

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Thu 15 Dec 2011 14:26
Burglary - jamie745

Hardly groundbreaking research is it? If i was a burglar i'd take into account the fact most people are at home on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day but tend to go out places on New Years Eve and i'd burgle on the latter.

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Thu 15 Dec 2011 16:18
Burglary - Bobbin Threadbare

Waaay too much thought into it Jamie.....

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Thu 15 Dec 2011 17:54
Burglary - Trilogy

Jamie, Christmas Eve, late, no one would suspect you dressed as Santa. :)

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Fri 16 Dec 2011 22:24
Burglary - focussed

Hardly groundbreaking research is it? If i was a burglar i'd take into account the fact most people are at home on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day but tend to go out places on New Years Eve and i'd burgle on the latter.

Don't even think about it Mr James-the 12 bore is in the corner of the kitchen, and we don't go out on old year's night!

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Sat 17 Dec 2011 22:27
Burglary - Falkirk Bairn

2 yrs ago my eldest boy's home was done

Laptop 4 weeks old, Camera 6 mths old, Ipod, ........................

Window frame broken+ locks

£800 + Window frame + temp boarding up = £1500+ another laptop as the 1st replacment was stolen before my son got his hands on it.

They missed £200 in a drawer

Granddaughter has recurring problems of someone breaking into the house.

Ins Co upped £400 premium to £900............son objected as no claims in 15 yrs.......he asked a company, with a church, if they were an HP or Ins Co - settled on £500 then moved to Esure the following year

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