Don’t Forget To Protect Your Shed

After a series of thefts from garden sheds in the area, Humberside Police were out in Humberston recently promoting crime reduction strategies to local residents.

Often the security of gardens and the outbuildings in them are forgotten about, while people focus on ensuring homes are safe. However, by making a few modifications, sheds and garages along with the equipment stored in them, can be made more secure. 

Tips from Humberside Police to protect sheds, garages and gardens:

:: Homeowners should make sure that sheds and garages have good quality lock and hinges. 

:: They should consider fitting deterrents in the garden like movement sensitive floodlights as these will leave thieves feeling exposed. Likewise alarms on sheds and garages will deter thieves as they would not want to be spotted in outbuildings taking property. 

:: Garden tools, DIY equipment and leisure items such as fishing and golf equipment should be locked away in storage cupboards within outbuildings to form a second line of defence to thieves. 

:: Motorbike and pedal cycles should also be locked, even when they are in a shed or garage. 

:: As well as protecting property in sheds and garages, people can also stop thieves stealing plants by using heavy plant pots which will be less desirable to walk off with and ensure that unused garden furniture and tools are stored securely out of sight. 

:: To assist the police in recovering and returning stolen property, people should register valuables.

PS Jarratt (pictured) advised: “Mark up your property with SelectaDNA property marking. Make your property too hot to handle.”