Brinnick Locksmiths and Security Ltd

01/09/2026

Excellent advice from our local TVP Police PCSO Duncan Peerless, and if anyone needs some assistance with upgrading your security, please feel free to contact us on 01908 617575 for a free security survey.

🔒Protect Your Garages and Outbuildings
Help Prevent Theft During the Recent Spate of Burglaries
We are currently seeing an increase in burglaries targeting garages, sheds, workshops, and other outbuildings across the area. These locations often contain valuable items such as bicycles, power tools, gardening equipment, and machinery, making them attractive targets for offenders.

Residents are encouraged to take a few simple precautions to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime.

Security Tips for Garages and Outbuildings
✅Lock all doors and windows

Always use strong, good-quality locks.
Consider upgrading to anti-snap locks, heavy-duty padlocks, or ground anchors where appropriate.
✅Keep valuable items out of sight

Avoid leaving tools, bikes, or costly equipment visible through windows or open doors.
Consider covering windows or installing frosted film.
✅Mark and register your property

Use property marking kits or UV pens.
Register valuable items on national property databases such as Immobilise.
✅Install security lighting

Motion-activated lights can deter opportunist thieves and alert residents to activity.
✅Fit alarms or CCTV

Garage and shed alarms are relatively inexpensive and can provide an effective deterrent.
CCTV and video doorbells can help identify offenders and provide evidence.
✅Secure tools and ladders

Tools left outside can be used by offenders to gain entry to your property.
Store ladders securely and lock away tools after use.
✅Keep gates locked

Side gates should be secured to restrict access to rear gardens and outbuildings.
Be Vigilant
Please remain alert and report any suspicious behaviour, particularly:

People looking into gardens or driveways.
Unknown vehicles repeatedly driving around residential areas.
Individuals carrying tools or equipment in unusual circumstances.
Anyone attempting door handles, gates, garages, or sheds.
If you witness a crime in progress, call 999 immediately.

For non-emergency information or to report suspicious activity, contact Thames Valley Police on 101 or report online via the Thames Valley Police website.

Working Together Keeps Our Community Safe
A secure garage or shed is often the first line of defence against burglary. By taking a few simple precautions and looking out for one another, we can make it much harder for offenders to operate in our communities.

Lock it. Hide it. Secure it. Report it.

12/08/2026

lots of deliveries from Monday morning📦

keys, caps and tags, safes, cash boxes and post boxes, cylinders, nightlatches and mortice locks, all keeping up stock to ensure we have what you need when you need it🔐

15/07/2026

We have a number of BlackX cylinders being fitted to customers properties this week.
BlackX is available in five finishes, and allows you to
Open your door with your smartphone, fingerprint, keypad, or remote fob.

14/07/2026

Our Pyronix Enforcer alarms are secure and reliable.
Give us a call for a free survey and quotation.

Our Enforcer Kit 6 is built for perimeter protection.

It's got everything you need in one package, including four slim shock sensors, a slim magnetic contact, a wireless Deltabell module and our award-winning Enforcer V11.

🔗 pyronixltd.com/product-page/enforcer-v11-kit-6

06/07/2026

Our new radio advert goes live today on our local radio station, Horizon Radio 105.5FM and DAB so please let us know when you hear it.

06/07/2026

Brinnick locksmiths are proud to be Milton Keynes only Master Locksmiths.

02/07/2026

The excellent smart cylinder Black X from ABS is now in stock in a wide range of finishes to match your door hardware.
Open your doors from your smartphone.

26/06/2026

We’ve had the pleasure of having Oliver in the shop as part of his work experience this week, and we couldn’t be happier with his work ethic and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.

Oliver has learned how to re-lever mortice locks and re-pin cylinders, pick camlocks, take payments in the shop, and cut different types of keys! He also completed a module on door operators, coming away with a certificate of his own.

We think Oliver is going to have a very promising future in whatever career he decides to pursue.

21/05/2026

As the areas leading Paxton Access Installer, we are now supplying the new Paxton Solo access control system which allows you access using your smartphone. The system is perfect for managing access for multiple sites without a network.
For more information please contact us.

With Solo your phone is the system and the key. Use your phone to c...

19/05/2026

Keys made for bike panniers in the workshop this morning🏍️

After finding a key blank that fitted the lock, we tried using our digital software to help us cut the key, but to no avail.

Instead, with the lock taken apart, we cut each individual cut by eye, eventually allowing us to cut a perfect copy that worked on both locks.