A FISTFUL of stones scattered over your drive or a smudge of red chalk on the curb doesn’t sound like something to worry about… but could they be secret signs that your home is about to… ...

Security experts warn that burglars use symbols — scratches, chalk marks, ... If they see weak locks, no security cameras, or signs that a home is unoccupied, they will move in.

"As well as burglar chalk signs, burglars mark houses with almost anything they can; it may be a small blob of paint or a piece of string tied around a lamppost!

Security firm Keytek said: "These ‘robbery markings’ or ‘burglar signals’ are basic sketches and forms that are supposedly used as a ‘code’ to determine whether a house is worth targeting.

A woman has issued a warning to others to look out for strange markings left on their car after her windscreen was targeted more than once. Laura Morgan first noticed marks on her car two months ...

We have spent many hours speaking to distraught victims, visiting crime scenes and dealing with burglars. "We have actually seen and experienced these symbols being used by criminals.

Concerned residents have issued a warning after a range of mysterious marking appeared on walls in a town. The chalk marks have been spotted on buildings in Stoke-on-Trent and bear a resemblance ...