THE number of walk-in burglaries across Teesside has fallen following a Cleveland Police campaign throughout last month.
Householders who heeded the warning to lock doors and windows were responsible for a 26 per cent reduction of burglaries on the same month in 2004.
According to police figures the number of recorded unsecured burglaries dropped from 147 to 109.
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