Best security lights UK (2026)

The value pick of this comparison by a wide margin: 5000 lumens, an IP65 rating and a 3-year manufacturer's guarantee for very little money, with no app, no camera and nothing to subscribe to. It is genuinely very bright for a domestic boundary, so siting and aim matter more here than on anything else on this page — point the head down at your own ground. Screwfix-exclusive, so it is not available on Amazon.

Best for Lighting a driveway, yard or large rear garden on a tight budget, where there is room to aim a bright head well away from neighbours.

• 5000 lm at a budget price — far more light for the money than anything else here
• IP65 rated, so it copes with jetting water and full weather exposure, not just splashes
• 3-year manufacturer's guarantee (T&Cs apply), the longest term in this comparison

• 5000 lm is a lot for a typical domestic boundary — badly aimed it creates glare and neighbour complaints rather than useful light
• Fixed mains wiring to a spur or lighting circuit, so an electrician's time is part of the real cost
• Kingfisher International Products is the UK responsible person, not a certification body, and no BSI, UKCA or CE certificate number is published

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if you are lighting a small side passage or a front door — 5000 lumens will be overwhelming there, and the 2100 lm Luceco Essence or 679 lm Steinel suit close quarters far better.

A plain, well-made mains PIR floodlight from Luceco at the output most houses need: 2,100 lumens is bright enough to deter without lighting up the street. It is IP65 for a fully exposed wall, and the dusk-till-dawn override covers the evenings you want light left on. Unlike the Castra Smart it replaces, the listing mentions no app or Wi-Fi control. Fitting is mains work for an electrician.

Best for Most domestic boundaries — a sensible 2,100 lumens with a PIR sensor and no camera, app or subscription to think about.

• 2,100 lm is a sensible domestic output — a real deterrent without the glare of a 5,000 lm head
• Wide 180° PIR coverage to 8 m, with an adjustable timer and a dusk-till-dawn override
• IP65 and a die-cast aluminium body for a fully exposed wall, with a two-year warranty

• No app or smart scheduling, unlike the Castra Smart it replaces
• Fixed mains wiring to a spur or lighting circuit — an electrician's job, not a DIY fit

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if you want video as well as light — this has no camera at all, so the Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus is the closer fit.

Steinel’s XLED ONE S sits in the same 2000-lumen band as the Luceco Essence, but adds a swivelling panel, a long run-on range and a three-year manufacturer’s warranty. It is a plain sensor light: set the twilight threshold and run-on time on the dials and it needs no app, hub or account. Steinel rates it IP44, so it suits a sheltered wall rather than a fully exposed gable.

Best for A front or rear wall that needs a well-made, adjustable floodlight at a moderate output, with no app, camera or subscription involved.

• Steinel states a 3-year manufacturer’s warranty
• Twilight threshold (2–1000 lux) and run-on time (5 s–35 min) are set by dials, no app needed
• Steinel says the LED panel and the sensor each swivel through 180° vertically

• IP44 per Steinel, which is splash protection only and a weaker fit for a fully exposed wall than a jet-rated light
• Fixed mains wiring, so fitting is a job for an electrician
• Steinel says the LED light source cannot be replaced, so the whole unit goes if it fails

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if the wall is fully exposed to driving rain, or if you want video or app control as well as light.

The genuinely fit-it-yourself option: solar with a 3.7V rechargeable battery, no mains connection, no wiring and no Part P question anywhere in the UK, on an adjustable bracket. IP65 and a claimed 25,000-hour LED life make it a solid outdoor product for the money. Be clear about what it is, though — at 550 lumens it produces roughly one-ninth of the light of the LAP unit, so it is a convenience and siting product rather than a serious deterrent floodlight.

Best for Sheds, side passages, fences and anywhere with no power run — places a light is useful but a cable is not practical.

• No mains connection at all — no electrician, no Part P question, genuinely DIY on an adjustable bracket
• IP65 rated with a polycarbonate housing and a claimed 25,000-hour LED life
• Solves the awkward locations: sheds, fences and side passages with no power nearby

• 550 lm is around one-ninth of the LAP unit's output — convenience lighting, not deterrent floodlighting
• Solar output falls in a British winter: expect reduced runtime December to February, and the panel needs a genuinely unshaded, south-facing position
• 1-year warranty, and 'zero electricity costs' and 'easy installation' are Luceco's own marketing phrases with no standard behind them

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if you are lighting a driveway or a main approach — that needs mains and far more output, which is what the LAP Weyburn and Luceco Essence are for.

This is a camera that happens to carry a light, rather than a floodlight. eufy says it gives 300 lumens, charges from its own solar panel and keeps recorded clips on local storage for as long as 60 days without a monthly fee, so there is no cloud subscription to budget for. With no mains work it is a DIY fit, but it relies on daylight reaching the panel and it is far dimmer than the mains floodlights on this page.

Best for A shed, garage or side wall with no power nearby where you want a camera and a gentle light, and no monthly fee.

• No wiring: eufy says about 2 hours of adequate sunlight a day keeps it powered, with USB-C charging as a backup
• eufy states recordings are kept locally for as long as 60 days, with no monthly fee
• eufy lists a 105 dB sound output and a –20°C to 50°C operating range

• 300 lumens is a fraction of a mains floodlight’s output and lights a small area
• eufy says the panel needs adequate sunlight and must not be blocked by a roof or leaves, which rules out a shaded wall
• eufy’s pages give no IP rating, so check the box before fitting it on an exposed wall

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if you need a bright floodlight for a driveway or large garden, or if the wall gets little daylight.

Two thousand adjustable lumens, a 270° PIR zone and a 1080p camera with two-way talk and a 105dB siren, all in one fitting — a genuinely convenient package if you are already in the Ring ecosystem. Two caveats before you buy: Ring publishes no IP rating for this unit, describing it only as 'weather resistant' in its own wording, and the recording and video history that make the camera useful sit behind a Ring Home subscription. Note too that this is the 1080p model, not the 1536p Floodlight Cam Pro.

Best for Households already in the Ring or Alexa ecosystem who want a floodlight and a camera in a single mains-wired fitting.

• 2000 adjustable lumens plus a 1080p camera, two-way talk and a 105dB siren in one fitting
• PIR detection across a 270° zone with customisable motion zones — wider than the camera's own 140° view
• Ring quotes a −20°C to 50°C operating range on its own UK page, comfortably beyond British weather

• Ring publishes no IP rating — 'weather resistant' is its own marketing wording, not a rated standard
• Recording and video history require a Ring Home subscription; the hardware alone gives you a live view
• Hardwired mains only with no battery version of this model, so it needs existing AC power at the light position and an electrician to connect it

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if you only want deterrence rather than footage — the LAP Weyburn gives you two and a half times the light for a fraction of the price.

The brightest camera unit here at 2250 lumens, and the only one that doubles as full Hue colour and scene lighting rather than a plain white floodlight — appealing if you already run a Hue system. Two things to weigh: it needs a Hue Bridge to work at all, roughly £50 more if you do not own one, and it detects motion using camera analytics rather than a PIR sensor, so it does not trigger as reliably in the dark as the PIR units on this page. The floodlight body is IP44; only the camera module is IP65.

Best for Existing Philips Hue owners who want outdoor camera coverage that behaves like the rest of their lighting.

• 2250 lm at 4000K, the highest output of any camera unit here, with full Hue colour and scene control
• Camera module is rated IP65 and runs at Class III safe extra-low voltage
• Behaves as part of an existing Hue system rather than as a separate security app

• Requires a Philips Hue Bridge to operate at all — budget roughly £50 more if you do not already own one
• The floodlight body is only IP44 (splash-resistant), so it wants an eave or overhang rather than full exposure
• Amazon's 'easy to install' wording is marketing — this is Class I earthed mains work that needs a competent electrician

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if you are not already invested in Hue — the Bridge requirement on top of the camera's own price makes little sense for a single outdoor light.

A neat solar wall light whose square form factor suits a front elevation better than a bare floodlight head, backed by a 2-year warranty — double the Luceco Solar Guardian's. The numbers are less kind: 800 lumens at IP44 here, against 550 lumens at the better IP65 from the cheaper Luceco Solar Guardian, and 5000 lumens at IP65 from the far cheaper mains LAP Weyburn. Buy this for kerb appeal plus function, not for value or output.

Best for A tidy square wall light on a front elevation or porch, where how it looks matters as much as what it lights.

• 800 lm with dusk-to-dawn activation and an included 18650 rechargeable battery
• 2-year warranty, double the Luceco Solar Guardian's
• No mains connection, so it is genuinely DIY — masonry fixings supplied

• IP44 is the lowest rating in this comparison — splash protection only, so site it under an eave or porch rather than fully exposed
• The head is non-adjustable, so mounting height and position must be right first time, including aiming light away from neighbours
• B&Q's 'Green Star' label is a retailer's own marketing badge, not a certification or environmental standard

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if you need weather-exposed mounting or better value — the Luceco Solar Guardian is IP65 and costs less.

A well-made aluminium up/down wall light with a discreet, invisible sensor and Bluetooth networking — bought for appearance and build quality rather than security floodlighting. At 679 lumens for its price it is comfortably the worst light-per-pound here, and its iHF high-frequency sensor works differently from a PIR: it detects through thin materials like glass and plastic and is less affected by ambient temperature, but that same sensitivity can trigger it on movement you cannot see. If deterrence is the goal, the LAP or one of the camera units is the honest answer.

Best for A front door or entrance where build quality and the look of an up/down beam matter more than raw output.

• Genuinely premium aluminium housing with an up/down beam that suits a front elevation
• Invisible iHF high-frequency sensor with 160° coverage, tuned to human movement patterns
• Bluetooth app networking via Steinel Connect, with no hub or subscription

• 679 lm at its price is the worst output-per-pound in this comparison by a wide margin
• The iHF sensor detects through thin materials, which can cause false triggers from movement out of sight
• IP44 is stated by UK resellers rather than confirmed on Steinel's own page — treat it as splash protection, site it under cover, and budget for an electrician as it is fixed mains work

Who shouldn't buy it: Skip it if you are buying for security rather than appearance — the LAP Weyburn produces over seven times the light.