Surrey Police have been holding a Burglary Roadshow in Church Walk Shopping Centre, Caterham today (Friday 30th November) between 10am to 1pm in support of Operation Candlelight, an initiative focusing on reducing dwelling burglaries in Surrey.

Crime prevention advice and additional burglary prevention information was on offer as well as numerous giveaways and an opportunity to enter a competition to win an ipad.

There is traditionally a rise in burglary offences over the autumn and winter months with the longer, darker nights and increased spending over the Christmas period. Simple steps like taking a minute to put your car and house keys out of sight or putting stickers on your windows letting people know that your property is marked could be all it takes to make an opportunist burglar decide it is not worth their while targeting your property.