Home security

Salford City Council’s Housing Crime Reduction team, helps residents to feel secure in their homes. They give advice on crime prevention, provide security packages and carry out neighbourhood security schemes.

Advice

We have created an information pack called ‘A guide to securing your home’, which is for residents, to explain the ways you can reduce the risk of your home being burgled. You can download this guide at the bottom of this page. We have also put together some tips on how to protect your home.

Individual packages

Assistance is given to repeat burglary victims referred to us by Greater Manchester Police. Over the past two years the city council has secured more than 3,000 homes across the city by providing security packages to those considered most vulnerable. These packages include door and window locks, door viewers and chains, window grilles, burglar alarms and security lights.

Neighbourhood schemes

We continue to carry out large home security projects around the city, including fencing schemes, street lighting and environmental works, like cutting back hedges and cleaning graffiti.

Alleygating is one of our most successful initiatives. Installing gates to restrict access to residents only, has proved to be an extremely successful way of reducing both crime and fear of crime.

For more advice on crime prevention issues, contact Greater Manchester Police crime reduction advisors on 0161 856 5254 or contact us on 0161 686 5850.