An Aviva survey of 2,004 UK residents conducted by Censuswide reveals nearly two thirds of Brits (65%) worry about being burgled, with one in ten (10%) having these concerns every day. The research also indicates that more than one in five (22%) homeowners who are worried about being burgled are more anxious during the winter months.
Aviva’s own home claims data coincides with the UK’s concerns for burglaries during the darker months. In the last three years, claims for theft via forcible and violent entry have been at their highest on average during the winter months of December, January and February.
In the past two years alone, almost a third of claims for theft via forcible and violent entry have been during winter. Aviva’s data also shows a spike in claims just after the festive period, in January. Since January 2022, there has been a 11% increase on average of claims between January and the previous December month.
January 2023 saw the highest increase in claims with 22% more than December 2022. January 2022 also saw a 10% increase in claims compared to December 2021.
However, one in eight respondents (13%) don’t employ any security measures while they are at home and awake, and nearly half (46%) don’t lock all the doors that provide access to their property.
On the flip side, more than one in five (21%) will activate a burglar alarm when they’re away from their home for an extended period, and 15% have working security cameras to check in on the property.
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