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Light the approaches and lock outbuildings

Good lighting and locked outbuildings remove cover and tools a burglar could use.

How

1. Light doors and parking areas with external lights on a dusk-to-dawn photocell with a manual override.
2. ProtectUK does not recommend bollard lights, because they do not light at the right height.
3. Choose low-wattage lamps so they do not drain the battery bank (power module).
4. Secure shed doors with two substantial hasps and staples and closed-shackle padlocks. Replace external hinge screws with security screws.
5. Lock away or fix ladders and tools that could be used to get into the house.

Do these first

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Sources

1. Security in the home. ProtectUK (UK Counter Terrorism Policing), accessed 2026-11

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