Safe trick or treating

• Stay in areas that are lit with street lights – take a torch with you just in case.
• Always go trick or treating with an adult.
• Always look carefully before crossing the road, even if you’re part of a group.
• Don’t enter any house, stay on the doorstep.
• Stay with your friends – don’t split into smaller groups unless an adult goes with you.
• Don’t talk to strangers on the street.
• Only go to houses where you or your friends know the residents.
• Agree with parents or guardians which houses you will visit and what time you’ll be home.

Dressing up safely

• Consider using face paint instead of masks, which can obstruct vision when crossing roads.
• Be visible – perhaps add reflective tape to costumes.

Considering other people

• Don’t knock on doors where there is a sign saying ‘no trick or treat here’.
• Even when made of plastic and cardboard, fake knives, swords and other accessories can scare people.
• Although Halloween is supposed to be spooky, be careful not to frighten or annoy elderly people.

If you do not want to be disturbed by trick or treaters please download a poster from the bottom of this page and display it in a prominent position by your front door.

For more personal safety tips visit the Suzy Lamplugh Trust website athttp://www.suzylamplugh.org