The winter months bring longer, darker nights along with parties, festivals, and celebrations. Unfortunately, this season also sees a rise in burglaries targeting family gold, as thieves take advantage of the darkness to search for valuable jewellery.

Family gold jewellery, often passed down through generations, holds significant sentimental value to owners. However, burglars are primarily interested in the financial gain from these items.

How to Keep Your Valuables Safe

• Lock jewellery and other high-value items such as passports and cash in a high-quality home safe that is securely bolted to the wall or floor.
• Where possible, store valuables away from your home in a safe deposit box at a bank.
• Avoid storing high-value items in the bedroom, as it is often the first place burglars will look.
• Maintain an inventory of your valuables, including clear photographs and serial numbers.
• Register your items on Immobilise, the UK national property register.

For more information on protecting your home and valuables, visit the Surrey Police website: https://www.surrey.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/home-safes/

Source: In The Know — Surrey Latest Alerts