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Maybe

Products sell for $30.45 on average, inside the sweet spot. But demand is soft, at -18.9% this quarter, so Safe is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
60
60 / 100
Top 7% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +11 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£1.6M/yr1.9M searches / yr
90-day growth
-18.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 32 sellers

Flapen Score

Safe against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Safe is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

60Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Safe market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Safe 1.9M times last year and spent an estimated £1.6M. The top 5 brands take 61% of clicks. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.6M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.9M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-18.9%
Conversion, latest week
2.8%
Market size, estimated
£1.6Ma year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
safe1.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £30.45.

Listings sell for £30.45 on average, from £14.11 to £68.34. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £30.45 that is £38K to £46K a year per listing.

Average price
£30.45inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£14.11–£68.34
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£38K–£46K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 74% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #12 within Safety & Security. It carries 2,531 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
74%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#12in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,531per listing
Listings tracked
27

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Safe products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£161K£322K£483K£644K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

33%

  • Yale29%
  • CDC DIGI11%
  • Bonsaii9%
  • SINZUX7%
  • ZENO6%
  • Lucn6%

Demand

Safe search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

45K35KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Safe search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • safe1.1M/yr
  • safe box94K/yr
  • small safe75K/yr
  • money safe79K/yr
  • home safe76K/yr
  • fireproof safe76K/yr
  • safes57K/yr
  • save40K/yr
  • mini safe45K/yr
  • safes for home50K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Safe

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Locking Mechanism10%−0.12

Very poor security

Lock jammed less than 2 months after buying it

lock wont hold

Size-Overall10%+0.45

Doesnt come with correct fittings

inside bigger that I thought

Bit small

Security8%+1.15

Very poor security

Not very secure

not real protection

Quality-Overall5%+0.13

Poor quality

the actual safe is beyond poor quality

It feels very low quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

The claims for these bags get more and more ridiculous

Safe description incorrect

The weight of this safe is not what was on the original advert

Love

Security23%+1.15

Secure

Perfect safe for my needs

Safe and secure

Value For Money14%+1.35

GOOD VALUE

Excellent value for money

Good value for money

Quality-Overall10%+0.13

solid product

is reasonably well made

Excellent quality

Strength8%+0.40

The body is strong

Very sturdy box

Nice and strong

Size-Overall7%+0.45

Nice size ideal for home use

Exact fit

Size-wise it is genuinely convenient

Return

1.4% Return rate 58% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall47%▇██▇▇▇

Doesnt come with correct fittings

inside bigger that I thought

Bit small

Locking Mechanism12%▆██▆▇▆

Very poor security

Lock jammed less than 2 months after buying it

lock wont hold

Functionality-Overall9%█▇▅▆█▆

Doesn't work

fingers print to open not working very well

Electronics dont work

Quality-Overall3%█▅▃▄▃▆

Poor quality

the actual safe is beyond poor quality

It feels very low quality

Defective Material/Parts3%▆▇█▃▅█

FAQ

Common Safe questions

Answered from the same tracked data.