Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team is appealing for information in relation to the theft of 35 sheep from the Old Radnor area in Powys,
The team said the sheep were taken from the site near Burl Hill between November 14 and November 18.
The sheep that were taken were Welsh ewe lambs, as well as one Charolais tup.
Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team urged anyone with information on the theft of the sheep to contact it.
In August, a rural crime report from rural insurer NFU Mutual revealed that livestock theft had risen by 8.7% across the UK in 2022.
The same report revealed that quad and ATV theft (+34%) and agricultural vehicle theft (+29%) also rose.
NFU Mutual received quad and ATV theft reports worth £3 million last year. The cost of agricultural vehicle theft rose to £11.7 million and the cost of livestock theft now stands at £2.7 million.
Rural crime
Earlier this week, the Thames Valley Police (TVP) rural crime team seized stolen machinery worth an estimated £110,000.
The force said PC Kime and Special Sgt Hill seized the machinery, including a generator stolen from TVP, a stolen generator from Salisbury, a HAMM Roller and a suspected stolen trailer.
The items were retrieved after the team collaborated with theft recovery company CanTrack in West London.
