Over the last few years there have been several crime platforms set-up that offer information about crimes that have happened in a particular area. One such initiative is the new Police UK website which provides you with helpful information about crime in a particular area. Thus giving potential house hunters the chance to checkout the neighborhood before they buy. Another website, that is growing in popularity, is the new It’s been Nicked, this ingenious site has been designed to help victims of theft try and recover their property.

Every year the police in England and Wales recover millions of pounds worth of seized goods including bikes, garden tools, computers, jewellery and clothing. Unfortunately, a lot of this recovered stock is never returned to its original owners meaning it’s destined for the police auctions.

One of the best ways of ensuring that your possessions WILL be returned (if they’re stolen) is to have them ‘Property Marked‘! This is done simply either with a UV pen, Alpha Dot or Compound Stencil Kits. At Crime Prevention Products we have a vast array of Property Marking Kits ensuring that all your valuables are protected, and in the unfortunate event of a theft are returned to their rightful owner.

There are many ways we can protect our family, friends and possessions from intruders and opportunistic thieves – installing alarm systems, chains and padlocks and even outdoor security lighting. However, a sad fact is that we live in a time where people are only to happy to take advantage of the bike or toy that is laid unattended on the front lawn. This can be very upsetting for children when they realise that their bike or toy has vanished and even distressing for adults as they not only have to comfort their child but understand their investment of hard earned cash in the toy has simply disappeared.

In recent years the Police, Community Wardens and Crime Agencies have recovered millions of pounds worth of stolen goods. These goods simply sit in a warehouse waiting to be reclaimed by their rightful owners, however, with virtually no chance of tracing the owners they are eventually sold off at special auctions.

Property marking is a method of simply marking all your valuables with an identifying signature so they can readily be identified when recovered. Here at Crime Prevention Products we supply a vast range of property marking products that can help identify your valuables and products in case the unthinkable happens.

It seems to be a buzz word right now in the home security business, but ‘property marking‘ makes for very sound common sense and one which we have been banging on about here, at Crime Prevention Products, for a good few years now.

Recent news about the Police Force cuts, no doubt, has a few people concerned about the rise in crime, especially burglaries and opportunistic theft in residential areas. Property Marking Kits and pens can be used, quickly and effectively, to help trace back any possessions that may have been stolen. Normally marking your possession with your postcode is ideal for quick identification.

Using Property Marking kits on your valuables can also have a positive effect with your insurance company – normally, reducing insurance policy costs. Lets be honest, it is an almost impossible task for the Police Force to return stolen goods to their rightful owner – if they haven’t been property marked. Unmarked, unclaimed, stolen goods normally end up in a Police Auction house and will be sold for a low price, way under market value.

There is also the emotional aspect of having a personal item or possession stolen. How do you explain to a kid that their brand new bike is missing? The days of thinking that once it is stolen, you’ll never see it again, are in the past.

By using Property Marking Kits, you have documented that particular item as belonging to yourself, and if that item is stolen and recovered by the Police then they can quickly establish that it is stolen property and return it to yourself and also charge the individual(s) they obtained it from with theft.

It surprises me when I hear of people purchasing the latest home security products such as home alarms, garage & shed protection devices and even security lighting for the perimeter of their property. Then at the first sign of any good weather out they pop, leaving windows open and access to their belongings. The same can be said about those who buy expensive bikes, during the summer months. Off they cycle to the shops, local park. As soon as their destination is reached they simply jump off and leave their bike unattended.

Every year millions of pounds worth of goods simply ‘walk off ‘ due to the forgetfulness of their owners, however, on a positive note the Police have recovered hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of goods on organised raids, seizure of goods and simply finding discarded items. Property Marking is a fantastic way to ensure that your stolen goods don’t end up at a police auction for unclaimed possessions.

Using property marking will ensure that all your recovered items will prove proper ownership.

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.

Christmas brings no let-up in home burglaries. Your more likely to see an increase in robberies as people are out spending their hard earned cash on presents for their loved ones then hiding them in sheds and garages – till it’s time to collect them on Christmas Eve. New bikes, new scooters, motorised jeeps etc.. all hidden under blankets & boxes and placed at the back of a garage or shed in an attempt to disguise them.
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HORNCASTLE people were given the chance to have their valuables security marked at a special event on June 9 when the town’s Neighbourhood Policing Team organised the event to make sure people’s valuables were marked or post-coded so they can be easily returned if stolen or lost.

Police Community Support Officer Nigel Wass said: “This was the perfect opportunity to come along and have your property security marked. Not only will this assist us if we ever have to trace the owners, but it will also act as a deterrent to anyone thinking of stealing it.”

Bicycles, Mobile Phones, IPODs, Playstations, Satellite Navigation Equipment, Garden Equipment and electrical goods are all targeted by criminals and getting them properly marked up will help in the fight against crime and prevent recovered property gathering dust in police stations!

Obtaining the correct type of property marking equipment is easy if you buy online where there are a selection of tools from simple Permanent UV Marking Pens (including specialist pens for marking documents, glass & clothing etc.)

There are even Complete Property Marking Kits for protecting just about everything on the car, motorbike oe in the home.

There is also a selection of UV Lamps available for making the UV marks visual! which is really handy for checking that you have marked your property with the invisble UV ink correctly.

There is a useful website where people can also register their valuables at www.immobilise.com which helps reunite people with lost and stolen property.