Outdoor Lighting & Security: Survey of 2,000 UK Homeowners

Furniture in Fashion examines the relationship between exterior lighting and domestic security in UK homes, and sets out plainly what this report does and does not contain. We have not commissioned survey fieldwork, and we do not publish percentages we cannot attribute to a named public source, so the analysis is built from lighting specification, established crime prevention principles published by UK public bodies, and our own editorial judgement as a retailer. The report explains why glare undermines surveillance, why a single high output floodlight often performs worse than several low level fittings, and how entry points, boundaries and access routes should be treated differently. It covers sensor placement, colour temperature, light spill onto neighbouring property and the practical constraints of terraced, semi detached and flatted housing, with a specification table matching each exterior zone to a fitting type, mounting height and control method. Sensor aiming and mounting height are treated as the controlling variables throughout the report....