London Remains a Burglary Hotspot Despite Decline in Crime
While recent crime figures suggest that burglary is becoming less common across the UK, London continues to account for a significant proportion of reported break-ins. For homeowners and businesses across the capital, this presents a challenging reality: national trends may be improving, but the risk of burglary remains a serious…
A Home Security Checklist for Protecting Your Property
At a time when criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods, homeowners are looking for smarter, more reliable ways to secure their homes. This home security checklist will help you identify vulnerabilities and improve protection throughout your property. Effective home security involves far more than locking the front door. Today’s best…
Gardens Are The Biggest Security Blind Spot in Homes
When you think about protecting your property, the focus almost always lands on front doors, windows, alarms, and smart cameras inside the home. Yet one of the most overlooked vulnerabilities sits just a few metres away from those places: the garden. For many UK properties, the garden is not just…
Spring Clean Your Security: What a Home Survey Can Reveal
A guide for homeowners in North London and the Home Counties Spring is when most of us tackle the jobs we have been putting off. The gutters get cleared, the garden gets cut back, and the windows get a proper clean for the first time since October. But there is…
5 Tips to Keep Your Home Secure This Christmas
From the Metropolitan Police to Hertfordshire Constabulary, police forces across the UK have published detailed Christmas burglary prevention advice, and for good reason. Using our 40+ years of experience at Armour Security, we put together this blog post of tips to help keep your home safe for anyone going away…
CCTV Installation North London: The Best Camera Locations in Homes
Installing CCTV is one of the most effective ways to protect your home, but choosing the right system is only half the job. The real difference comes from the placement of your cameras. Poor placement can create blind spots, reduce visibility at night or fail to capture evidence. At Armour…
The Future of Home Security: What’s Next for Smart Surveillance
Technology has transformed all areas of our lives, including the safety of our homes. In the last 40-years, we’ve seen the transformative powers of smart security solutions first-hand, installing the best systems for homes in North London, Hertfordshire, and Essex. In this blog post, we look at what’s working in…
How Do Pet Friendly Burglar Alarms Work
When people search for pet friendly home alarm systems, they often assume all alarms are inherently pet-safe. But that’s not the case; conventional motion sensors can misinterpret the movement of cats, dogs or other animals as intruders, triggering false alarms. In fact, past research has shown that common household pets,…
From Home to Caravan: Fire Risks That Follow You into Summer
As schools break up and the roads start filling with motorhomes and caravans, thousands of families will be heading off for summer getaways. But while the destination might change, the risks don’t. In a recent article from the Fire Industry Association (FIA), fire officers issued a timely reminder: caravans and…
What the New 2025 UK Home Security Standards Mean for You
Security systems have come a long way in the past decade, but 2025 marks a significant shift. With updated national standards now in place, homeowners are being urged to reassess how well their intruder alarms, CCTV systems, and communications infrastructure measure up. At Armour Security, we’re fully aligned with these…