Sheep
78% of rural crime teams notice increase in dog attacks on sheep - survey
78% of rural crime teams reported an increase in dog attacks on sheep over recent years, according to a survey...
Rural Crime
Agri-Business
Thames Valley rural crime team to expand by 10 officers
Thames Valley Police’s rural crime taskforce is set to expand with the recruitment of 10 additional officers to the team....
Rural Life
Tech investment to make rural Hampshire 'impenetrable' for criminals
Investment in specialist resources and technology will make rural Hampshire and the Isle of Wight “impenetrable” to criminals. This is...
Agri-Business
Those linked to 'international drug trade' are targeting rural communities - report
The Countryside Alliance has said “serious organised criminals” including those linked to the international drug trade are increasingly preying on...
Rural Life
Essex rural team recovers £80k of stolen machinery
Essex Police’s rural engagement team has returned more than £80,000 of stolen machinery to its owners after locating it on...
Agri-Business
Derbyshire launches online hub for rural crime advice and supports
Derbyshire Constabulary’s rural crime team has launched a “one stop shop” online hub for locals full of services and supports...
Rural Life
NFU Mutual urges vigilance amid rise in thefts of farm pick-ups
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is urging farmers and other owners of pick-up trucks to take actions to safeguard their vehicles...
Rural Life
Dorset Police investigates stolen burnt out tractor
Dorset Police is investigating the theft of a tractor after it was found burnt out at a farm in Verwood....
N.Ireland
PSNI investigating the theft of 13 pregnant sheep in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are appealing for information over the theft of 13 pregnant sheep in Co....
Agri-Business
New officer joins National Rural Crime Unit to tackle livestock theft
Rural insurer NFU Mutual has funded the appointment of a new officer to the National Rural Crime Unit (NRCU) to...
Rural Life
Wiltshire: Thieves are targeting Massey Fergusons to sell overseas
Rural thieves are targeting classic Massey Fergusons and exporting them overseas due to the simpler level of mechanical maintenance, according...
Rural Life
60% see no improvement to rural policing with crime commissioners - survey
Nearly 60% of those surveyed by the Countryside Alliance do not think rural policing has improved since the introduction of...
Rural Life
Somerset men found with 20 pieces of stolen farm machinery
Two Somerset men have been sentenced after they were found with 20 pieces of stolen farm machinery. 25-year-old Harry Hollowell...
Machinery
Stolen agri machinery recovered through Harwich port operation
Essex Police rural engagement officers have recovered stolen agricultural machinery following an operation in Harwich International Port. The officers worked...
Rural Life
Nottinghamshire: 6 men jailed for agri machinery thefts worth £1 million
Six men have been jailed in connection with thefts of plant and agricultural machinery totalling £1 million. Nottinghamshire Police said...
Rural Life
John Deere stolen from development site in Faversham
A John Deere tractor was among the items stolen from a housing development site in Faversham earlier this month. Kent...
Rural Life
TVP appeals for witnesses to Aylesbury farm burglary
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a farm burglary in Aylesbury which included the theft of farm equipment....
Rural Life
2 men arrested for 3 rural burglaries in Sussex
Sussex Police rural crime team have reported that two men have been arrested for three rural burglaries in Sussex. The...
