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 ...

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 ...

A house in Ravenscroft Road, Willenhall, was broken into some time between 12.15am and 6.45am today. The culprit snapped off the lock on the uPVC door at the back of the property before proceeding to ...