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While the holidays are a time of fun, love and giving for most of us, others see this time of year as an opportunity to take from others, and home burglaries often see an increase in numbers over the festive period.

With this in mind, we’ve come up with a list of 5 simple but highly effective ways to secure your valuables over the holidays; from gifts under the tree, to high value items you already own, secure your valuables with these 5 top tips:

1. Lock your home at all times

Keeping your home locked when you’re not there, and during any period in which someone might be able to gain entry without you noticing, such as at night time, is your first line of defense against burglars. Should you have any faulty locks, or believe that your windows or sliding patio doors leave you vulnerable, have a local locksmith visit your home to assess its security needs.

• Use a high security safe

Even expensive gifts such as jewelry can be stored inside a high security safe, but thieves will take whatever they can get their hands on when they break into your home, so keep all smaller items of value stored inside a safe. To know more about what you should keep inside a home safe, and what should be taken to a bank or safety deposit box, talk to a local safe specialist.

The bigger and stronger the safe, the better protected your valuable or precious items will be, and again, to determine what kind of safe would best suit your needs, consult with a local safe specialist or locksmith.

• Have a security system installed

Preventing crime from happening at home is made easier with a state-of-the-art home security system, and with many smart systems on the market today, you can even remotely monitor your home to make sure it’s locked and protected, from wherever you happen to be.

• Get adequate insurance coverage

Some crimes sadly can’t be prevented, and if you’re unfortunate enough to fall victim to a home theft, having adequate insurance coverage can help you recover your losses.

• Protect your home from natural disaster

Deadly storms, hurricanes, floods or tornados can take place at any time of the year, so it’s important to make sure that your home is safe should a natural disaster occur, all year round. Adequate insurance is essential, as is keeping important documents stored inside a safe. The same goes for a fire; fireproof or at the very least, fire resistant safes are the only way to truly protect your valuables at home in the event of a fire, and for anything else that won’t fit inside a safe, take it to the bank and use a safety deposit box.

Don’t let thieves or even a natural disaster dampen your spirits at this festive time of year, by ensuring that your valuables are as well protected as they can possibly be.