Home alone? Insurance company warns of spike in burglaries over festive season

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There is likely to be a spike in home invasions during the festive period, with more criminals gaining entry through front or back doors.

That’s according to Auto & General’s claims statistics, which show that there is an approximate 33% increase in home invasions in the week between Christmas and New Year.

“This could indicate that with more people opting to stay at home, criminals would rather pounce on doors that are left unsecured or use tactics like impersonating a delivery person or technician to gain easier entry.”“Though we’d all like to take a break and just forget about our responsibilities for a while, we must remember that criminals don’t take holidays and we cannot afford to let our guard down.

 

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