'Mischief week' is all trick and no treat
31 October 2012 14:00:31
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| Watch out this week for trick or treat |
Thinking of venturing out for some casual trick-or-treating family fun this week? Or maybe wandering down to the local country park to enjoy the fireworks? After reading this article, you might want to stay indoors and guard the house, preferably armed with a mobile phone with two of the nines already dialled.
Mischief week
This Halloween, Santander has released rather scary figures that suggest families pay out an average of £243 each after suffering property damage due to high spirits resulting from All Hallows Eve or bonfire night.
That's a whopping £1.4 billion across the country, with the most common cause of damage affecting 2.5 million British households being eggs thrown at windows. In fact, the trend is so strong every year that Santander has dubbed the first week of November 'Mischief Week'.
Property damage
According to the survey, 1.6 million participants reported more severe property damage in the form of plants and fences being destroyed or stolen, while three per cent of Britons said their properties had come under fire from stray fireworks or sparklers.
More worryingly, two per cent cited an out-of-control house party as having contributed to their colossal cleaning-up bill, while another two per cent reported that items posted through their front doors had in some way caused damage.
But perhaps the most shocking statistic represented direct damage to people's health and wellbeing, with almost a million Britons claiming to have been attacked by someone using a firework as a weapon.
Richard Al-Dabbagh, Santander Insurance, was keen to remind people that there's nothing wrong with a bit of fun during these annual holidays, but he suggested people make an effort to make their house look occupied should they venture out.
"These are annual traditions that the public should be able to enjoy without feeling their home or personal wellbeing is under threat, but this doesn't change the fact that the risk of crime and accidents is elevated during ‘mischief week'," he added.
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