Shredsec’s home shredding service provides secure document destruction for individuals, families and home offices across Suffolk and East Anglia. We collect your confidential paperwork from your door and shred it within 24 hours, protecting you from identity theft and fraud.
Unlike domestic shredders that produce easily-reconstructed strips, our industrial cross-cut machines reduce your documents to confetti-sized particles. The same security standards used by banks and solicitors, available for your home.
Why You Need Home Shredding
Identity theft affects nearly 2 million people in the UK every year. Criminals obtain an average of £1,000 in credit or benefits for each identity they steal. Your household paperwork contains everything they need:
- Bank statements – Account numbers, sort codes, balances
- Utility bills – Proof of address for fraudulent applications
- Payslips – Income details, National Insurance numbers, employer information
- Tax documents – Complete financial picture, HMRC references
- Medical correspondence – NHS numbers, personal health data
- Insurance documents – Policy numbers, claims history
- Credit card statements – Card numbers, spending patterns
- Pension statements – Retirement savings, provider details
Criminals use this information to:
- Access your bank accounts
- Open credit cards in your name
- Take out loans you’ll be liable for
- Claim benefits fraudulently
- Obtain passports or driving licences
- Order goods to sell on
- Set up mobile phone contracts
Simply putting documents in the bin or recycling isn’t safe. Identity thieves regularly search household waste for personal information.
Our Domestic Shredding Service
Shredsec makes home shredding simple:
1. Contact Us Call 0800 654 6507 or email to arrange collection. We’ll give you a quote based on the volume of material.
2. Prepare Your Documents Box up or bag your paperwork. No need to remove staples, paperclips or plastic windows from envelopes – our shredders handle everything.
3. We Collect From Your Door Our operative arrives at your home. We can collect from anywhere – hallway, garage, shed, or we’ll carry boxes downstairs for you.
4. Secure Shredding Within 24 Hours Your documents are transported in a locked vehicle to our secure facility and shredded within 24 hours of collection.
5. Certificate of Destruction You receive a certificate confirming your documents have been securely destroyed – useful if you’re disposing of business records.
What We Shred
Our home shredding service accepts:
Paper documents:
- Bank and credit card statements
- Utility bills and council tax
- Payslips and P60s
- Tax returns and HMRC correspondence
- Medical letters and prescriptions
- Insurance documents
- Pension statements
- Personal correspondence
- Old diaries and journals
Files and folders:
- Lever arch files (complete – no dismantling needed)
- Ring binders
- Cardboard folders
- Plastic wallets (with contents)
Other items:
- Old cheque books
- Expired passports and driving licences (cut corners first)
We cannot shred hard drives, electronic devices, photographs/x-rays or large quantities of plastic.
When to Use Home Shredding
Common reasons people use our domestic document shredding service:
House clearance After a bereavement or when clearing a relative’s home, there are often years of personal documents to dispose of securely. We handle this sensitively and efficiently.
Moving house A house move is the perfect time to clear out old paperwork. Don’t risk your personal data being found by new occupants or during transit.
Downsizing Moving to a smaller property or into care? We’ll collect and shred decades of accumulated paperwork.
Annual clear-out Many people use our service once a year to dispose of documents past their retention period.
Working from home Home offices generate confidential waste just like commercial premises. Stay compliant with data protection requirements.
Divorce or separation Securely destroy joint financial documents and personal correspondence.
Home Shredding vs Domestic Shredders
| Feature | Shredsec Home Service | Domestic Shredder |
|---|---|---|
| Security level | DIN Level 3 (confetti) | Usually DIN Level 1-2 (strips) |
| Speed | 1000kg/hour | 5-10 sheets/minute |
| Staples/clips | No removal needed | Must remove |
| Lever arch files | Shredded whole | Must dismantle |
| Your time | Zero | Hours |
| Certificate | Yes | No |
Learn more about safe data disposal and why shredder quality matters.
Service Area
We provide home shredding services throughout:
- Bury St Edmunds and surrounding villages
- Ipswich and East Suffolk
- Newmarket and West Suffolk
- Stowmarket, Sudbury, Haverhill
- Norfolk border areas
Collections outside these areas may be possible – contact us to discuss.
Book Home Shredding
Ready to clear out your confidential paperwork?
Call: 0800 654 6507 Email: service@shredsec.com
We’ll arrange a convenient collection time and give you a fixed price quote with no hidden charges.
Need a single urgent collection? See our one-off shredding service.
Work from home regularly? Ask about our regular collection service for home offices.
Contact Shredsec to discuss your shredding requirements.