7% of Adults Lock Their Door Just to Check the Mail

If you’ve ever debated whether it’s necessary to lock the door when stepping out for 30 seconds, you're not alone — but apparently, 7% of people take no chances. Yes, they lock their door even to check the mail.

A new poll of 2,000 adults looked at our locking-up habits, and spoiler: most of us are living a little on the edge.

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When Do We Lock the Door?

• Only 25% of people say they always lock the door when running a quick errand
• Just 20% lock up when they’re out walking the dog
• And then there’s that 7% who are not here for your petty theft nonsense — they lock the door to grab the mail. Big “not today, burglars” energy.

But What Happens When We Lock Ourselves Out?

Ah yes — we’ve all been there, standing on the porch in slippers, holding a phone at 2% battery and asking ourselves why we didn’t just grab the keys.

Here’s how people deal:

• 39% have a spare key hidden somewhere (probably under that fake rock that’s not fooling anyone)
• 29% leave a key with a friend or neighbour
• 25% have a smart lock they can control from their phone (very 2025 of them)
• And 8% say they’d have to break into their own home, most likely Mission: Impossible style, through an unlocked window

So… What’s the Takeaway?

Lock the door if it gives you peace of mind. Or don’t — and just hope you don’t end up climbing through the bathroom window in your yoga pants while the neighbours watch. Either way, maybe start hiding that spare key somewhere a little less obvious.