The numbers burglars don’t want you to read.

Official figures on burglary in England and Wales, Greater Manchester, London and the home counties, checked every quarter. No scaremongering: the source sits beside every number.

1 in 20home burglaries end with anyone chargedHome Office, year to March 2026

7 in 10are closed with no suspect identifiedHome Office, year to March 2026

£1,180average value stolen in a home burglaryHome Office, 2015/16 prices

1 in 108homes in Greater London burgled in a year (1 in 148 in Greater Manchester)ONS, year to June 2026

Why we made HOLDOOR

The police can’t stand guard at every door, and most burglaries are never solved. A uPVC lock can be beaten, and cameras and alarms that rely on Wi-Fi can be silenced. That’s why we made HOLDOOR: old-fashioned, manual, and it works. It holds the door shut even when the lock doesn’t.

Explore the facts

Burglary in numbersHow many homes are broken into, nationally, in Greater Manchester, London and the home counties. Caught? Charged?How few burglaries end with anyone charged. Sentenced and releasedWhat the courts give, and when burglars are released. What a burglary costs youWhat’s taken, what’s damaged, and what the burglar sells it for. Real court casesGreater Manchester burglaries and what the courts gave them. Crime on your doorstepLocal crime and court news, and the crime map for your postcode.

The odds are on their side. Put your door on yours.

Door Jammer – HOLDOOR braces a single uPVC door from the handle to the floor, so even if the lock is beaten, the door stays shut. British-made, Sold Secure certified and Secured by Design Police Preferred Specification. £90, was £119. Offer ends 31 December 2026.

Get the Door Jammer – £90

Front door with a letterbox? The Door Handle Guard – HOLDOOR can't be lifted off through the letterbox. Pre-order £47; it is being submitted for independent security testing.

Pre-order the Door Handle Guard – £47

Fire safety: keep the key close. In a fire, find the key, take the device off, unlock the door and get out.

Figures last checked: 3 November 2026. We update these pages every quarter when new official figures are published.
Sources: Home Office – Crime outcomes 2025 to 2026 · Home Office – Economic and social costs of crime (2018) · Home Office recorded crime data, analysed by the Yorkshire Evening Post