A safe is a container which can be locked to prevent valuables from being lost, damaged or stolen. They are made from tough metals such as steel or iron to prevent the contents being accessed by anyone other than the owner or those granted access. They can be locked in a number of ways and this determines the type of safe. The traditional locking safe needs a key. Other types are , a keycode safe, which can only be opened by putting in the correct alphanumerical code. These type of safes also allow the owner to change the code whenever they wish. There are also biometric locks. These are the latest technological breakthrough, they open the safe when identifying the correct thumbprint, retina scan or facial recognition.

Safes vary greatly in price. The reasons for this are the different levels of security and the levels of protection. The higher the level of security and protection, the higher the price.