Overview
- Safety organisations and consumer experts are repeating seasonal advice that warm evenings and garden events make small lapses like tilted windows and ajar doors attractive to burglars.
- Reachable windows and terrace doors should be closed and locked because burglars treat tilted openings as effectively open and some insurers may deny claims for such lapses.
- Homeowners should avoid publicly posting travel plans and use neighbours, timers, lights or apps to simulate occupancy while they are away.
- Security tech can help but buyers must check power supply, image storage and required features and seek certified, professionally fitted locks or alarm systems after consulting police advisory centres.
- Police and federal crime data show opportunistic daytime break-ins rising in recent years which raises the human cost of intrusion and underlines why simple, consistent precautions matter.