Crime Prevention Advice

Crime Prevention Advice

Good Afternoon,

This year, Diwali takes place from Saturday 18th October until Thursday 23rd of October, with the main day of celebration being Monday 20th of October 2025.

Households celebrating Diwali may be identifiable by decorations; may be left vacant and may have an increased amount of gold/jewellery inside. This can increase motivation and opportunity for offenders to commit family gold burglaries, therefore we may see a rise in this type of burglary over the next few weeks.

Advice to households

Lock windows and doors

Try and ensure that there are no obvious signs outside of your property that you are celebrating Diwali

Ensure alarms and CCTV are switched on and working

Keep lights on inside the property when not at home

Make a note and take photos of valuable items

Store valuables securely elsewhere when not in use

We hope that those celebrating have a peaceful and joyous time.

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Leigh Goodwin
(Northamptonshire Police, Sergeant, EN East Northants NPT)