164 professional thieves identified and arrested

Get a cage for your letter box

"A lot of people leave their keys near the front door, ready to go, but they don’t think about letterbox fishing," says Michael. This entails burglars sticking a pole through the letterbox to reach up and lift the keys either to the house or the car. If you leave your handbag near the front door, then you might also be vulnerable to having that pinched in the same way.

Getting a caged box to sit inside the letterbox will prevent this, Michael advises.