Sheds, garages and outbuildings

There are some basic precautions you can take to keep your sheds, garages and outbuildings secure

» Clearly mark all your garden and power tools with your postcode

» Register all serial numbers at the immobilise.com website

» Make sure all doors are fitted with good quality locks or Solid Secure padlocks and kept locked

» Secure hasps with coach bolts or anti-tamper screws

» Photograph valuable and unusual garden ornaments and keep these in a secure place

If you have any information about offenders or see something suspicious, call us on 101, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. In an emergency dial 999.