Looking at similar in my house - not sure whether primary or secondary defences are best - or whether to adopt both.
CCTV may help identify who got in - if plod is bothered or able to follow it up.
Other approach is to make it more difficult to get in to start with - PIR lighting, decent window and door locks, noisy alarm. Although the legalities may be questionable in some cases - razor wire atop fences, gates and hedges, spikes on window sills, bars or shutters on windows etc.
Ultimately a concerted effort will get into just about all domestic properties - therefore make it more attractive for the criminally inclined to look for somewhere easier.
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