Residents encouraged to protect their property by registering on Immobilise

Posted on April 27 2012

Many police forces are encouraging residents to protect their property by registering their valuables on a free national property register.

Items such as mobile phones, laptops, cameras, sat navs, music players and also bicycles are among the items which can be listed with Immobilise.

The Immobilise database is an online property search which can be used by police officers across the country to trace the owners of any property they recover.

Once an item has been registered, officers can access the database to look up identifiable details such as IMEI numbers on mobile phones, serial numbers for electrical equipment or frame numbers for cycles.

Both residents and businesses can use Immobilise free of charge and users can sign up online.