Kitchen cupboards opening on their own - getting worse

I'm genuinely worried now. This started about three weeks ago in my kitchen - cupboard doors that I'd closed would be open the next morning. I figured it was just poor hinges or something, adjusted them, added magnetic catches, the lot. But it's still happening, and now it's escalating.

Yesterday afternoon I was sat in the lounge with my husband, cupboards were securely shut. We both heard them opening. Went in the kitchen and two of them were hanging open. I closed them, came back to the lounge, and about five minutes later they opened again. Same two cupboards.

I live in a Victorian terrace in Leeds, built 1892. No unusual history as far as I know, but the activity seems concentrated in the kitchen and the hallway. My husband thinks I'm losing the plot, but he saw it himself yesterday so he's at least taking it seriously now.

Other stuff: occasional thumps in the walls, the temperature in the kitchen drops randomly, and I keep finding my keys in weird places (I found them in a kitchen drawer yesterday, in a completely different location from where I keep them).

I'm not immediately jumping to 'poltergeist' but the pattern is starting to concern me. Has anyone dealt with similar activity? Should I be worried about escalation?

Classic poltergeist pattern - focus on one area, escalating activity, movement of objects. The good news is poltergeists are usually more mischievous than malevolent. The bad news is they don't go away on their own. Have you had anyone sensitive/medium come through? Sometimes they can identify what the entity wants.

I live in a Victorian terrace in Leeds, built 1892.

Leeds has some genuinely active paranormal locations. Victorian properties especially tend to have residual energy. Before you assume poltergeist, check the boring stuff - subsidence can cause internal shifts that affect doors, draughts can open cupboards, uneven floors explain moved objects. Get a surveyor in first before calling exorcists.

The movement of objects (keys) is more concerning than the cupboard thing. Cupboards can open due to vibrations or slight pressure changes, but small items relocating is different. Have you noticed if there's a pattern? Do the moved items always go to the same place, or random? That can indicate intentionality.

I'd definitely get a professional paranormal investigator out, properly qualified one from a recognised organisation. They can rule out environmental factors and give you actual data. The SPR (Society for Psychical Research) can recommend someone in Yorkshire. Don't do DIY investigations with poltergeist activity - it can intensify.

Keep a detailed log of everything - times, what happened, who witnessed it, weather conditions, anything unusual in your personal lives around that time. Poltergeist activity often correlates with emotional stress or conflict. Is anything going on with you or your husband that might be contributing?

Honestly, before jumping to paranormal: call a plumber and electrician. Pipes moving can cause cupboard vibrations, electrical surges can affect magnetic catches, all sorts of mundane explanations exist. Victorian properties are notoriously dodgy. Get the obvious checked first.