In today’s society, all too often we will come into contact with some type of crime, whether it is in the local high street or in the local shop. Personal protection is about having a plan and knowing what to do if you are unlucky to be followed, feel threatened or even attacked.
As home and business owners we try our best to protect our property and possessions by installing the latest security hardware, surveillance cameras and motion sensors which can be placed in our homes, gardens and businesses to give us that safer feeling. But what about our own personal protection what can be done to protect ourselves?
In the New Year many people will be trying to lose weight as part of their New Year resolutions this may include a visit to the gym. Unfortunately, as we all know, this can work out very expensive, so for most this simply means doing more walking to the local park or to the local shops. As we get ready to go out for our ‘after dinner walk’ we make sure we are all prepared for our exercise, warm clothes, waterproofs, comfy shoes and personal alarm. As we get ready to venture out in the dark a personal alarm should be just as important as wearing a good pair of shoes.
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Thieves know that many large homes contain plenty of objects that can be easily sold on, making them ‘easy and fast money’. At Christmas time they’ll be watching out for homes that may be left unoccupied or owners off to bed early.
Let’s face facts how many people actually stick to their New Year resolutions, with all the exuberance of the New Year festivities many are made in jest or a bet from a loved one, and we know that there is no way we will be able to carry it on.
During the next few days, the air will be filled with festive cheer as people get ready to celebrate Christmas and the beginning of a New Year. Many of us will be welcoming or visiting family and friends or popping out down to our local bars and restaurants.
Let’s face it at this time of year opportunistic thieves will do anything to try get something for nothing and that might include them walking straight-up your garden path to see what security measures you have installed within your premises. At this time of year many thieves will be targeting people’s garages and sheds knowing full well that these outbuildings have the least security fitted. Although we try our best to protect our homes we sometimes forget about our outbuildings.
“It’ll never happen to me”, how many times have we heard that said? Yet, every ten seconds a burglar simply enters another person’s premises and takes something that does not belong to them. 
It has been reported that due to the recession, middle class woman are feeling the effects more than most; convenience and speciality food stores are being targeted as high priced cheeses and best cuts of beef are simply going missing, these branded high end foods are being stolen to be eaten rather than to be sold on as these woman try to “keep up with the Joneses” (
No one likes to hear that they or someone they know has been robbed. The thought of thieves invading your personal space, looking through all your possessions and taking your personal belongings is never a nice experience and can make people become physically sick. The Police do their best to help find stolen possessions, but to be honest, they face a tough job as most burglars steal-to-order, and the stolen goods will likely have been sold on at the earliest opportunity, making it harder to trace. It’s a harrowing thought to think you’re now just another statistic in the national crime database. 
As this is December for most of us our attention will be turning to factory/office/student Christmas party, spending hours looking for that perfect little black number to wear or the designer suit in an attempt to try and impress your work colleagues. 
There is one sector in the security industry that has seen much improvement over the last few years, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) this has went from simple, grainy black and white images to high grade colour with optional infra red detection and multi zoom capability.
