Rural Crime News

Britain’s countryside is set to benefit from a new three-year strategy to tackle the growing threat posed by organised crime, the National Police Chiefs’ Council confirmed. 

The government has been urged to make rural crime a clear national priority, following the Home Office’s announcement that Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) positions will be abolished once their current term is up in 2028. 

Farmers have been warned to prepare for potential incursions and trespasses by activist groups, following recent online activity suggesting plans for coordinated farm actions across the UK.

The UK government has announced plans to introduce legislation that would require all new ATVs and GPS units to be equipped with forensic markings to deter thieves. 

Five Animal Rising campaigners have received a nine-month conditional discharge following aggravated trespass at a dairy facility in 2022.

The farmer, in her 70s, was reliant on her Suzuki King Quad 400 to carry out her daily farming duties.

Cambridgeshire Police’s rural crime team stopped a car carrying 10 men who were reportedly on their way to take part in hare coursing.

A 27-year-old man from Somerset has been ordered to pay over £300,000 following thefts of agricultural machinery.

NFU Mutual has warned farmers to update security measures following a rapid spike in quad bike thefts across Scotland.

Lincolnshire Police has urged Toyota Hilux owners to secure their vehicles after 10 thefts were reported across the county in just one month.

An Essex arable farmer lost nearly £30,000 after being tricked into paying for a non-existent John Deere tractor. 

A woman from Willington, Derbyshire, has been banned for a year from taking dogs onto agricultural land after her dog attacked and injured 25 sheep.