Information and advice to reduce deliberate fires
Reduce access to your property for trespassers and opportunist arsonists:
- Secure your boundary, repair or block gaps in hedges, walls or fences
- If you have gates close and lock them • Secure sheds, garages and other outbuildings with padlocks or similar
- Fit external lighting to alert you to intruders
Manage your refuse – so there are no fuel sources for opportunists:
- Clear any rubbish from garden, behind sheds etc.
- Store wheelie bins securely, away from property and out of sight
- Put bins out on collection day and bring them back in asap
- Large items like furniture, old vehicles or rubble provide a fuel source, contact your local council for advice on removal of bulky waste
- Report dumped waste and overgrown hedges to your local council
- If you have issues with neighbours re: rubbish, bonfires etc. contact your council
Keep your home and vehicles secure:
- Close windows and keep doors locked
- Close blinds/curtains at night to reduce visibility of your valuables
- Park on your drive or in a secure, well-lit area and remove valuables from your vehicle
- If considering CCTV it should only cover your property and to support a prosecution needs to be 4 megapixels and have resolution of min. 1080p
Look out for your neighbourhood:
- Well-lit areas are less likely to be targeted
- Report fly-tipping, broken street lights etc. to your local council
- Report incidents confidentially to CrimeStoppers on 0800 555111
- Report deliberate fires and firesetters confidentially to FireStoppers on 0800 169 5558
- Click here to join your local neighbourhood watch
