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Police recorded crime across Northern Ireland fell 1.3% in the year to June 2026, to 93,560 offences, PSNI’s lowest annual

When researchers ask convicted burglars what puts them off a property, the same answers come back: visible CCTV, an audible alarm, a dog, and signs someone is home. Here is what the evidence says and how to layer these deterrents.

Before you leave for a summer holiday in Northern Ireland, the most important steps are: confirm your intruder alarm is set and fully operational, verify your CCTV cameras are recording and can be viewed remotely, tell a trusted…

Every June, thousands of students leave Coleraine and the Ulster University campus for the summer break, and the HMOs and student properties they have been renting become vacant or partially occupied for weeks at a time. For landlords…

A complete home security system in Northern Ireland usually combines four things: a graded intruder alarm, CCTV cameras, professional monitoring through a 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre, and, increasingly, smart access control such as a video doorbell or smart…

Student properties and HMOs in Coleraine need a layered security approach: Grade D fire detection (mandatory for HMO licensing), a