Look out for suspect people/cars near your house and report;
Look for “criminal signs“ along Street front perimeter of property and remove;
Scissors, tools, utensils and things which can be used to cause injury are safely locked away;
Ladders, spades, garden forks and other possible “break-in tools” locked away out of sight and reach;
Outside all gates and doors including garage / washing room / toilet locked;
All obvious “attractions” locked away (bicycles, motorbikes, laundry, etc);
All internal and external access doors and safety gates locked;
No keys left in locks but in safe place out of sight but accessible;
All curtains and blinds drawn, before internal lights are switched on;
No valuables close to windows and placed out of sight (laptops, cellphones, etc);
All doors leading from rooms of which the windows do not have safety bars are locked or secured;
Cell phones with emergency numbers on hand;
Alarm system – outside beams/passive infrared detectors activated;
Alarm panic remote – on hand;
Weapons / firearms (if you use them) – out of sight but within reach;
Outside lights and movement detector lights on;
Flashlights , in working order and batteries charged, close by within reach;
Car keys – close by if needed to find them quickly.