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Burglar alarm opinions please.

Boohoo · 2017-04-18 15:44:43

Hello. Where i live there have been over 30 break ins and/or attempted in about half mile radius. 2 have been in the same street 40/50 feet away so we are getting worried. I am after peoples opinions on burglar alarms. I have seen some Yale wireless ones for under £200 that has siren, control pad, pir's and door sensors. I…

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kathrynha Posts: 2,469 Forumite

19 April 2017 at 10:29AM

We opted for CCTV instead of an alarm, because people ignore alarms. At least with the CCTV there is a chance of the police identifying the people.
We have since added an alarm too, once finances allowed, as burglars covering their faces makes CCTV redundant.

I think the best bet is to implement a number of security measures

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