There are many reasons why having security signage is a good idea, most notably as such signs act as a deterrent to potential burglars and vandals, the phenomenon known as ‘crime displacement’ coming into play (basically, these wrongdoers choose to attack another business premises).
But there can be totally unintended, positive, consequences, too…
This happened to one of our customers, a school who uses Wye Security to protect their premises when the school is closed.
In this instance a young boy with learning difficulties had managed to get out his house in the middle of the night. Luckily, he was picked up by the police, but could then not tell them where he lived. The police database had no records of the young man, so they took him down the station and cleverly showed him pictures of local schools, just in case he managed to identify his school .
In the picture was an image of our warning boards, and as we are key holders for that school, the police rang our 24 hour control room. We were then able to call the caretaker who knew the boy, and thus he was soon delivered home safely.
This is just one example of the power of security warning boards and how they enhance the level of co-operation with the police.
If you would like to discuss how the security of your home or business can be improved, then please do call us, you never know just how useful they could be..