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Advance Alarms

Advance Alarms

4.7(38 reviews)See reviews ↓·Leicester

About the company

Advance Alarms specialises in domestic burglar alarms. The company offers a free live home security demonstration. Domestic burglar alarm installation is completed in one full working day. As standard, the company installs two active exterior bell boxes, usually one at the front and one at the rear of the property. Both bell boxes have two blue alternating LED lights at the bottom of the case, which are active 24 hours a day, and each contains a siren, strobe lights, a tamper circuit and a backup power cell.

The company's work is fully guaranteed for both parts and labour for 2 years. During installation, the company lifts carpets and floorboards to allow installation of the cables. In modern houses with MDF flooring, the company cuts a small channel in the MDF board to allocate the alarm cable so that it is level with the floor and will not be felt underfoot. The main alarm panel is normally installed in an airing cupboard, fitted wardrobe or in the attic.

The alarm panel has a 240v mains supply with a lead acid battery backup. Keypads allow full set or three different part sets, with up to 2 minutes entry and exit time, and full screen and keypad illumination. PIR sensors are installed on a bracket so that they can easily be repositioned or moved by the owner for decorating. The company's main services include burglar alarm installation, upgrades, repairs, and servicing.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Leicester customers repeatedly praise Advance Alarms for the knowledge and reliability of its engineer, Graham, whose name appears throughout the feedback. The recurring theme across the reviews is clear communication: customers writing about their orders describe being kept informed before, during and after the work, with appointments arranged around their availability and explanations of the system given in plain terms. Punctuality is a point that comes up often, with jobs completed at the promised time and systems left working correctly. Reviewers mention fair and straightforward pricing, quoted ahead of the work and honoured without hidden extras.

Tidiness is noted regularly, with mess cleared away after installation or repair. The work itself covers burglar alarm installation, battery replacement, servicing and fault finding on existing systems, including resolving false alarms caused by failed back-up batteries and removing unwanted sensors so rooms can be decorated. Customers describe Graham as patient, courteous and approachable, particularly when dealing with rental properties and awkward scheduling. One account describes him stepping in after another company left a substandard system, diagnosing and resolving a range of faults.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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B B7 May 2026

I would give this clown 0 stars if i could. As soon as he takes your money he doesn't care about you and doesn't even have the decency to respond to your queries. Avoid like the plague!!

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Philippa Malko16 January 2026

My home alarm was repeatedly sounding in the night when there were small power cuts as the back up battery had died. After contacting numerous electricians that said they won't touch alarms, and a home security company who quoted twice the price that Advance Alarms charged, I was glad to find this company. Graham's communication was excellent from the start, coming on time at a time that suited me and getting the job done alongside servicing the system.

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Emma Johnson17 October 2025

Speedy and straightforward. Graham was very friendly and helpful. He took out some old sensors as we dont use them and so I can decorate. Took the time to explain our system properly for me. Would use again if we ever upgrade. Or reccomend.

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vvinniem24 September 2025

Graham from Advance Alarms provided a very prompt and professional service today. My alarm box had some issues and had failed. Graham was able to give me a very competitive qoute over the phone to replace it. He arrived on time and after explaining what he proposed to do, was able to complete the installation without any fuss. Thank you so much Graham for your great service and support. I would thoroughly, without any hesitation, recommend the services of Advance Alarms.

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Anup Mistry14 May 2025

Graham was Extremely knowlegdgable, and experienced, with great communication, and able to problem solve and resolve the issue, and get my alarm system working again. Great service, would highly recommend.

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Tramaine13 October 2023

So it all started when my Dad called me in a right old state of an evening last week, worrying that his house alarm was going off and it couldn't be switched off using the code. Dad is currently quite poorly and on a waiting list for a heart op so it was up to me to try and sort it somehow. Not being an alarm technician myself (!) and after randomly calling people from a google search, I found Graham from Advance Alarms. Not only did he commit to help me resolve the situation there and then over the phone, he was so calm and knowledgeable, I was amazed and grateful that he would be willing to help a stranger! He talked me through taking out the battery and fuse which was causing the issue and all the while the alarm is blaring like mad. If you've ever been in this situation, you'll understand how stressful it is. The noise suddenly stopped after about 15 minutes after Graham's help, and we were so relieved. Thanks Graham, and special thanks from my elderly Dad. We are very grateful and will be in touch when we need to get the alarm system back up and running. All best wishes. x

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Callum Coebill5 September 2023

I was having an issue with my burglar alarm late on in the day and was quite stressed as i couldn't reset the alarm and it was ringing loudly and disturbing my neighbours. The really helpful person on the end of the phone talked me through what i needed to do to fix the problem. A lot of people/companies would have taken advantage of the situation and charged me a fortune for the call out and to fix the issue. i will definitely be using Advance Alarms in the future. Superb service!!

CCTV & alarm installers in Leicester compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 12 businesses in this category in Leicester are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1Abel Alarm★ 5,0306No
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10Advance Alarms (this page)★ 4,738Yes
Contact
+441162245204www.advance-alarms-leicester.co.ukBraunstone Ln E, Leicester LE3 2FD
Working hours
Monday07:00–22:00
Tuesday07:00–22:00
Wednesday07:00–22:00
Thursday07:00–22:00
Friday07:00–22:00
Saturday07:00–22:00
Sunday07:00–22:00