Not everyone enjoys or wants to take part in Halloween. If you would rather not have trick or treaters call at your home, you can download Kent Police’s ‘no trick or treat’ sign for your front door or window.
If you have young children:
- never let them go trick or treating on their own – make sure that an adult stays with them at all times
- make sure they only visit people known to your family
- if there aren’t decorations or pumpkins outside someone’s house they’re probably not celebrating, so it’s best not to knock
If you have teenagers:
- if there aren’t decorations or pumpkins outside someone’s house they’re probably not celebrating, so it’s best not to knock
- make sure they are not going to be using alcohol or play a trick on someone using flour or eggs
- make it clear that if a ‘no trick or treat’ sign is displayed, they should leave straight away
- advise them to stay in a group and never go into the home of someone they don’t know
- make sure they know not to frighten people
Need help?
Please only call 999 in an emergency. You can report a non-urgent incident or crime online
