What security do you have in your home and why?

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As title, I would love to know what you have and why?
Also rough cost?

I am thinking of getting two or three security firms to come round and assess the property? Currently has nothing other than Yale locks...

British Standard 5-lever locks on all external doors (2 on the doors at the back) Integral lock plus additional internal bolts on garage.

Tall locked gates on rear and side entrances

Key-operated locks on all accessible windows

External lighting

Accredited intruder alarm (I used to be away on business a lot) with response.

Apart from the alarm, the hardware is not at all expensive and is easy for a competent handyman to fit, though a carpenter is better for mortice locks unless replacing one of identical dimensions. There are some DIY alarm systems that are very easy, but not as good.

Deadlocks on front and back doors, window locks everywhere, very thorny climbing roses on back garden fences, safe . Monitored alarm- requirement of insurance company after the bastards got us two years ago - one kitchen window had a weaker lock than the others and they managed to force it. No installation but a cost of about £24 a month. Our local community beat policeman came around, on request, and made some very sensible suggestions.

We've always lived on dodgy estates in London and over the years we've had everything from lockable iron gates over the front door to the various locks on every door/ window now and very high fences. My DH is the Securitor as I call him and cameras aren't a thing in our house, that's like shutting after the horse has bolted etc. He has his own security measures that we don't talk about, paints and carpet grips strategically placed. I'm not really bothered either way, take the same precautions sitting in the garden for example but when he's away it's nice to know I'd know if someone was trying to get in.

Umm a noisy gate and gravel?

Doors that lock ... oh and some not great security lights.

That’s all! But would really like to get cameras at some point and a Ring Doorbell too. At some point I’ll also get outside lights with a sensor that will be able to turn lights on inside and make a ‘dog bark’ too to scare off any would be burglars. As long as it’s not too sensitive and goes off every five minutes when a cat walks past it

I lock the door when I go out.....sometimes!

Love where I live

Thing is about cameras... time after time, on CCTV we see some blurry slo-mo character, 5 frames at most link... complete with hoody.

We got clearer pictures from the moon in 1970.

Alarm, only used when on holiday as we have cats. Plug in light timers again only used when on holiday as someone is usually in. Decent doors and window locks which only get locked when on holiday.

Doberman, cameras, locks and lights

Big dogs

We have an ADT alarm that came with the house. I’m not sure whether or not we’d have chosen ADT if it wasn’t already here. We pay each month (although I’m not sure how much) and it calls our phones if the alarm goes off and ADT do annual maintenance.

We also have lights on sensors at the front, back, and sideway.

We will probably get CCTV when we do some work on the house. Most people round here seem to have it / or Ring doorbells.

Local police recommend making sure side gates are high (I don’t think ours is high enough) and carpet gripper on top of fences.

It does seem like there are a lot of burglaries round here. Lots of people have Indian gold jewellery which is very expensive.

For the person with the baseball bat - unless you play baseball I’m not sure having a bat with the purpose of defending your home is a good idea.

For clarity: Plastic carpet gripper.

Alarm, serviced once a year and monitored.

Yale platinum euro locks on security doors (barrels changed recently by me).

All windows have key operated locks.

Back gate with a key operated lock (fitted it myself)

Two hard wired cctv cameras covering both doors.

I didn’t used to use the alarm but upped my game recently because I don’t trust my bitter XH.

Unfortunately DC have a key when they visit him so I can never eliminate the risk of him getting into the house but 🤷🏻‍♀️, I have done everything I can.

Two cameras (they are from amazon and are brilliant) and a big dog

You can get tall side gates with electronic locks. The main thing is that burglars are deterred.

If people hear dogs barking where I live, they simply would ignore that. Yappy dogs too. Inside your house, others don’t really react and burglars can and do deal with noisy dogs. I have heard of them being poisoned. Doesn’t seem fair on the dog to turn it into a guard dog when it’s your treasured pet. My dog wagged his tail at visitors and I loved that about his personality. It’s better to have security installed via an alarm or similar.

Ring Doorbell, Ring Floodlight Camera, Indoor Wi-fi Surveillance Cameras (they auto arm when we leave the house and detect noise and movement), a Hive Hub which detects and notifies us to the sound of breaking glass among other things, Yale locks, beware of the dog sign (not sure he would be any good as a guard dog though!!), door guard lock instead of a chain, security lighting in the garden

3 x CCTV cameras, motion-sensitive lights and a sign on the side of the house that faces the drive "This property is protected by... etc"
Cameras can be monitored on computer, phone & iPad and also have recorder which keeps the last 30 days' worth of video.
Cost £1,000 iirc.

Other than that, good locks on both external doors and standard d/g window locks.

We were intending to have CCTV & lights installed after we moved in and didn't do it quickly enough. Roof tiles were stolen during roof replacement (the firm's responsibility, not ours, thankfully) and about 2 weeks later our car was vandalised. I say vandalised - they took wing mirrors, front wheel arch trims and front bumper. Consensus of opinion was that the parts had been stolen to order. Cost £1500 to get replaced. Grrr.

I have cctv on the front, it's more to cover my car as there were a spate cars being burgled. Did actually catch the culprit having a snoop around, but he saw the camera and passed over my car!
Front door and windows are reasonably secure, door has a good quality lock on it.

The back is far less secure, but there's not a great deal I can do about it. Considering fitting a second cctv cam.

Gladys over the road. Her house is diagonally opposite and nothing gets past her

Neighbourhood watch area full of nosey neighbours who love to light up WhatsApp
Noisy dog
Reclusive lodger who is very often at home - they work at home too (handy dog sitter!)
Basic alarm system - cost £500 installed but gives me a lot of piece of mind.

key lock who's code everyones knows and I always seem to forget to lock the back door, new but for the last 15 years was unlockable, seems daft to start locking the doors after so long

Four dogs!

CCTV around the whole house and driveway, police monitored alarm, 3 safes and 2 dogs. When we get finally finish the drive properly we'll be adding electric sliding gates.

Lots of burglaries and home invasions in my area and I want to protect my children and my possessions.

Hive cameras front and back and sensor lights.

Very loud and nosey dogs that miss nothing.
Cctv.
Two doors on each entrance. Solid outer doors with small viewing window. Window locks.
Back garden is inaccessible because it is completely surrounded by 10ft hedge mainly Holly, pyracantha and other prickly shrubs. Electric gate and 6 foot walls at the front. Neighbours side is down hill so at least 9 foot.
Lots of outdoor sensor lighting.
If we go away for a week or more, one of our grown up dc checks up on the house.

Five or six CCTV cameras, which can be viewed on our phones (including one we can adjust/pan around the garden using our phone.) All linked up to a box that records constantly. The camera pointing to whoever calls at the front door also records speech. Locks and bolts on both front and rear door (old house - bolts stop the external doors warping). Locks on windows. Combination lock on garden gate. Lots of outside lights on motion sensors. We’re rural and my DH is a tech nut so all this is mainly a hobby for him. But it did deter a couple of ne’er-do-wells a few years back who ducked and slunk away as soon as they spotted one of the cameras!