Detectives issue advice as reports of burglaries in North Derbyshire fall

We have seen an increase in people breaking into homes to find keys and then steal vehicles.

The increase has been mostly seen in the north east of the county – but the crime has also been seen all over Derbyshire.

There are a number of ways in which you can keep your vehicles safe including:

Those include:

• Motion activated CCTV, accessible remotely (‘Ring’ doorbells and other brands)
• Motion activated lighting
• Parking posts
• Steering lock for car 
• Reduce access to rear of house by locking gates
• Anti-snap door locks
• Have and use alarms
• Keep car keys in a keys safe / Faraday box
• Reporting any suspicious activity
• Use of ‘Airtags’ / other property locating devices.
• Property marking using ‘Smart Water;

If you have any information about a burglary either at your property or one of your neighbours, you can contact us on any of the methods below:

• Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: use our online contact form
• Facebook – send us a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page
• Twitter – direct message our contact centre via @DerPolContact
• Phone – call us on 101

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website.