Rural Crime News

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.

Police are appealing for information following an arson attack at a farm in Loftus, North Yorkshire.

Seven men have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years following several rural burglaries across Shropshire and the north of Wales.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight PCC Donna Jones stressed that the fight against organised crime gangs will intensify, making it the top priority in rural areas.

Thames Valley Police has reported a decline in rural crime over the past financial year. The announcement comes as Rural Crime Action Week begins, an initiative designed to place victims at the heart of the national conversation.

Four men have been sentenced together to over ten years in prison for diverting meat not fit for human consumption back into the human food chain.