ABS Snap Secure Lock Birmingham West Midlands

Over 22 million doors across the UKcould be at risk from a method of attack where the lock cylinder can be broken in just 5 seconds. We recommend that all vulnerable doors using euro-cylinders be upgraded to incorporate ‘Break Secure’ cylinders. The Chief Constable for West Midlands Police told the PRESS homes were at risk because it just took a matter of seconds to disable the locks. He said police had not wanted to draw attention to the issue up to now because they did not want to alert criminals to the security weakness. But he said the practice was becoming so commonplace that the public needed to be warned.

In as little as 13 seconds an intruder can get past a euro cylinder door lock as illustrated below by using simple DIY tools. The euro cylinder lock construction creates a weak point making it easy to snap. The vast majority of doors in the UK & Ireland could have these vulnerable euro cylinder locks.

Many lock manufacturers have attempted to increase the strength around the fixing position on the euro cylinder and have introduced anti-snap lines – burglars have quickly developed their methods of attack and are simply bypassing these reinforcements.