A man in a balaclava stares in through a rain-covered window at night.
02:47 · Front room window

You're asleep. He isn't.

Small cameras on the inside of your windows watch the front door, the path and the car, in colour, all night. A third keeps an eye on the hallway. No drilling, nothing on the outside wall.

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How most break-ins happen

It's rarely a heist. It's an easy target.

UK police and crime surveys describe the same pattern again and again. Most burglars aren't planning anything clever. They're looking for the house that makes it easy.

  1. A hooded figure across a wet street at night, looking at a house.Sizing it up

    They look for easy

    A house that looks empty, shows little security, or has a window left open. Most domestic burglaries are opportunist.

    Source: Neighbourhood Watch
  2. A masked man at a window frame with a tool.The way in

    They try what's open

    Doors are used in over three-quarters of break-ins. Around one in five walk through a door that wasn't locked.

    Source: Crime Survey for England & Wales
  3. A masked man trying a car door at night.The keys

    They want the car

    Car keys are taken in around one in ten burglaries. Keys by the front door or letterbox are the first thing found.

    Source: Crime Survey for England & Wales
  4. A masked figure standing in a dark bedroom doorway.In and out

    They're quick, and they return

    It can be over in five minutes. A home that's been hit once can be hit again once the stolen things are replaced.

    Sources: Redbridge Council, Neighbourhood Watch

Make yours the house they walk past.

Ex-offenders asked by Co-op Insurance named CCTV, a barking dog and motion-sensor lights among the things that put them off. A camera works best as one layer alongside good locks and lighting. Our free guide covers the rest.

Three cameras, outside to inside

Watch the way in, and what's inside

Two window cameras watch the outside of your home, one for downstairs and one with a 20° mount that tips it down from a bedroom window. The indoor camera turns a full circle to keep an eye on the hallway, the back door or the kids' room.

INSIDE FLAT TO THE GLASS FACE HEIGHT
Downstairs window

Ground floor camera

Sticks straight onto a front room or kitchen window and looks out level, at the height of a face at your door.

  • Best for the front door, the path and the side gate
  • Catches faces clearly at door height
  • Ideal behind a bay or kitchen window at the back
From £284.3 · 640 ratings on Amazon UK
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20° mount included 20° TILTED DOWN 20° DOORSTEP + CAR
Upstairs window

Upstairs camera

Comes with a 20° magnetic mount that tilts it down from a bedroom window. Higher up, it sees more of the front and is out of everyone's reach.

  • Looks down on the doorstep, the car and the gate
  • Hard to spot and impossible to tamper with
  • Magnetic mount, no tools needed
About £384.3 · 262 ratings on Amazon UK
View upstairs camera
Turns 360° FRONT DOOR STAIRS TO KITCHEN HALLWAY, FROM ABOVE
Inside the house

Indoor camera

Sits on a shelf and turns a full circle from your phone. It follows anyone who moves, and you can talk through it or sound its siren.

  • 5MP picture with 3x zoom, and night vision up to 10 metres
  • Turns 360° and tilts 110°, and tracks movement
  • Person and crying alerts, two-way talk and a siren
  • Works on 2.4GHz or 5GHz Wi-Fi
About £534.4 · 200 ratings on Amazon UK
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Front and back set

Upstairs camera for the front, ground floor camera for the back

About £66 for both. Covers the doorstep, the car, the gate and the back door: the routes most break-ins use.

Prices and ratings from Amazon UK on 29 October 2026 and may change. Amazon UK reviewers most often praise the picture quality, the value for money and, for the indoor camera, how easy it is to set up.

What it does

See who's there. Day or night.

It films out through the glass without the glare you'd get from a normal indoor camera, and sends an alert to your phone the moment someone walks up.

  • 2K pictureSharp enough to read a face at the door
  • Colour at nightFull-colour night vision, not grainy grey
  • Made for glassAnti-glare design films through the window
  • Person alertsTells people apart from cats and car lights
  • Records 24/7To a microSD card, or to the cloudCard and cloud plan sold separately
  • Talk backSpeak to whoever's at the door from your phone
  • 104° viewWide enough for the door, path and gate
  • Works with your Wi-Fi2.4GHz and 5GHz home networks
The window camera stuck to the inside of a window, next to a phone showing its live view.
On the glass, with the live view on your phone.

Renter friendly

It sticks to the window, so there are no holes to explain to the landlord.

Out of reach

Behind the glass it can't be knocked, pulled off or rained on.

Up in minutes

Stick it on, plug in the USB-C cable and pair it with the free app.

Free placement guide

Where to put it

Think about the way someone would actually approach your home: up the path to the front door, to the car, or round the side to the back. Then think about the one route through the house that everyone has to take.

Side view of a house. The upstairs camera is tilted 20 degrees down and covers the doorstep, the car and the gate. The downstairs camera looks straight out at face height across the path. BEDROOM FRONT ROOM PAVEMENT UPSTAIRS · 20° MOUNT doorstep, car and gate DOWNSTAIRS · FLAT faces at the door, the path STEP CAR GATE
Use both together: upstairs sees the whole front, downstairs gets the face.
Front · downstairs

Front room window

The closest window to your front door. It sees every caller at face height and anyone coming up the path.

Use the ground floor camera
Front · upstairs

Front bedroom window

The best all-round view. It looks down over the doorstep, where you park and the front gate, and nobody can reach it.

Use the upstairs camera
Back

Kitchen or back bedroom

Point it at the back door and the side gate, where most people can't see from the street.

Downstairs: ground floor. Upstairs: upstairs camera
Inside

Hallway or landing

Up on a shelf, facing the front door and the stairs. Anyone who gets in has to pass it, and you can turn it to look round the room.

Use the indoor camera

  1. Check the Wi-Fi at that window

    Stand there with your phone first. If the signal is weak, a cheap Wi-Fi extender nearby fixes it.

  2. Clean the glass, inside and out

    Wipe it, let it dry, and make sure there's no grease where the pad will go.

  3. Press it flat to the glass

    Any gap between the lens and the window lets in reflections from the room.

  4. Keep it in front of the curtains

    The camera sits between the glass and your nets, blinds or curtains, so you can close them at night.

  5. Check the view before it's final

    Open the live view on your phone. You want the door, the path and the gate all in shot.

  6. Turn on person alerts

    Alerts for people only means you're not woken by cats, rain or headlights.

  7. Add a microSD card

    It's what lets the camera record round the clock, so there's footage if you ever need it.

  8. Watch for lamps at night

    A lamp shining straight at the window behind the camera can cause glare on the glass. Move it or angle it away.

Setting up the indoor camera

Put it up high, on a shelf or a wall bracket, with a clear view of the front door and the bottom of the stairs. Keep it back from windows, because its night vision light reflects off glass. Plug in a microSD card for recording, and turn on person alerts so you only hear about what matters.

Free UK home security guide

A camera is one layer. Here's the rest.

48 checks from UK police forces, Neighbourhood Watch and Secured by Design, sorted by part of the house. Most cost little or nothing. Tick them off as you go.

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