01/24/2026
Number one problem, people wait until it’s too late to get a new window and door or secure their existing ones, DO NOT BE A STATISTIC!
In Durham Region, Ontario, the number one way people are breaking into homes — according to local police alerts and crime reports — is through the rear entry points of houses, especially rear sliding doors. Intruders often approach homes on foot from nearby green spaces or parks behind properties, targeting those doorways between midnight and 4 a.m. when the house is likely empty and least observed. 
Here’s what this looks like in practice:
🔑 Most common entry point locally right now
• Rear sliding doors: Police have specifically warned that suspects in recent break-ins across Durham Region are entering homes through rear sliding doors, often where homes back onto trails, parks, or green space. 
📌 Broader patterns in Ontario & Canada
• Across Ontario and Canada generally, burglars most often enter through doors or windows that are unlocked or poorly secured — including front and back doors and first-floor windows — rather than extremely sophisticated methods. 
So while the specific trend in Durham Region currently highlights rear sliding doors as the top entry point, it’s part of a larger pattern where burglars exploit unlocked or weakly secured doors and windows as their easiest way in. 
