Burglary methods evolve, and lock snapping has become a major security concern for homeowners in London. Criminals exploit weak cylinder locks, gaining entry in seconds without sophisticated tools.

Councillor Linda Leach, for Bilston North, said residents across the city needed to check their door and window locking mechanisms to ensure they were snap-resistant. “Lock-snapping is a burglary ...

Ch Supt Paul Money said lock snapping accounted for 27% of all burglaries in December A quarter of all burglaries in West Yorkshire are being committed by criminals using a technique called "lock ...

Awareness of the growing threat of lock cylinder snapping is surging amongst trade professionals and the general public alike. Locksmiths, security specialists and householders are increasingly ...

A quarter of all burglaries in West Yorkshire are being committed by criminals using a technique called "lock snapping", police have revealed. Since 2009, there has been a rise in the technique, which ...

Ch Supt Paul Money said lock snapping accounted for 27% of all burglaries in December A quarter of all burglaries in West Yorkshire are being committed by criminals using a technique called "lock ...