Would your Neighbour Burgle you?

Who is in a better position to observe your daily habits? Who has a front-row seat to your comings and goings? Who is most likely to watch you as you load your luggage into the car and pull away for a vacation?

Are you absolutely certain that neighbour burglary can’t happen to you?

Unless homeless, all burglars have neighbours. Some of these criminals even live in decent neighbourhoods where they also have regular jobs and families who love them.

Neighbour burglary happens because people who are the most familiar to us are also the ones we least expect to steal from us. Burglars living next door to their victims count on this. See, most of us think of criminal perpetrators as “outsiders”, but that’s not always the case, so keep this in mind when it comes to your own home security strategies.

To be on the safe side, we suggest you install an alarm system and have it professionally monitored so that you are alerted the moment your alarm is triggered and install surveillance cameras in and around your home. Another suggestion would be to download the PatrolMan app; from there you will be able to view the latest crime stats, reports and incidents. Plus the nifty SOS button comes in handy if you are ever in an emergency situation.

These items not only help deter crimes, including neighbour burglary, but if anyone overlooks your home security and breaks into your house anyway, these devices can help catch a thief…neighbour or otherwise.

Do you have any stories about neighbour burglary? What are some of the ways that homeowners can be neighbourly without becoming vulnerable to burglary at the same time?