28 Aug 🏠 Home Security Checklist Before You Go Out

It’s vital to leave your home secure whenever you leave it — we want everyone to feel safe at Warfield Park. Getting into an ‘exit routine’ can help ensure that you don’t forget obvious, important things, like not leaving your valuables near windows, or no lights on if it will be dark before you get home. Here’s what you should do just before you go out:

✅ Daily Exit Routine
🔒 Close and lock all doors and windows
🔐 Double-lock your main door
👜 Hide valuables out of sight (especially near windows)
🗝️ Keep keys and handbags away from letterboxes or cat flaps
📄 Store car documents and ID in non-obvious places
🕯️ In the evening: shut curtains and leave lights on
⏲️ Use timers for lights and radio if out all day
🚨 Set your burglar alarm
🚪 Lock side gates
🛠️ Lock shed or garage
🚲 Secure your bike to a ground anchor inside a locked shed/garage

✈️ Going Away? Long-Term Security Tips
📱 Keep social media posts private
⏲️ Use timers for lights and radio to simulate occupancy
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Ask a trusted neighbour to keep an eye out
🪟 Neighbours can close curtains and park on your drive
📰 Cancel milk and newspaper deliveries

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