Crime Prevention Advice

Having your van or work vehicle stolen, broken into and contents stolen can be very distressing. Below we have listed a few simple steps you can take to keep your vehicle, and what's in it, safe. By layering security with SBD approved products you help prevent theft and vehicle crime.

Fuel theft is a significant and wide-ranging crime problem that affects many different areas, people and businesses across the UK, including farming, motorists, homeowners, the construction industry (including the marine construction sector) and suppliers. The impact of this type of theft on people and the economy is significant and wide-ranging and is exacerbated during periods of inflated oil prices.

Every year thousands of trucks and vans, along with their valuable loads are stolen in the UK, costing the owners and their insurers, hundreds of millions in insurance and lost business.

These losses will negatively impact local and international trade and potentially put some hauliers out of business. If your vehicle is carrying a load it is a target for crime.

Vehicles fitted with a smart or passive key (a contactless key) are susceptible to a type of theft called “Relay Theft” There are a wide range of electronic devices, key cloning devices and other tools that can be easily obtained by opportunist thieves and criminal gangs to target your vehicle.

When buying your new garage door, always ask for SBD accredited products as you can have confidence that they will give you a greater level of security because they have achieved Police Preferred Specification.

Car crime makes up a significant number of all recorded crimes across the United Kingdom. Car crime can be distressing and annoying as it can cause a great deal of inconvenience, as you could be without a car for a long period of time.

Quad Bikes and All-Terrain Vehicles are a major target for thieves and highly organised criminals in the UK. These types of vehicles are easy to steal as thieves can jump on and drive off when you are working on a farm or target them from workshops and barns.

Thousands of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds are stolen across the UK each year. Some motorcycles are stolen in order to be exported by highly organised criminals, others to be broken up for parts for re-sale or used in cloning motorcycles. These potentially dangerous machines are then sold on as genuine motorcycles without the new owner knowing the true history of the motorcycle.