Rural Crime News

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.

A Lancashire tractor driver has been disqualified from driving after dashcam footage showed him driving dangerously through the centre of Preston.

A man from Dorset has been sentenced for breaching a criminal behaviour order after he was seen trespassing with dogs on private land.

The number of Toyota Hilux pickup thefts has marked a staggering 550% increase year-on-year, DVLA data has revealed. 

According to the Environment Agency’s National Waste Crime Survey 2025, more than half of landowners and farmers have been affected by waste crime, however, only 12% of them reported the incidents.

Six animal rights activists were sentenced for aggravated trespass after bringing milk supplies to a halt at a dairy site back in 2022.

Officers from the Dorset Police Rural Crime Team are appealing for information after crops were damaged in a field in North Dorset.

Three farmers have received £11,500 in compensation following a livestock worrying incident in which 15 sheep were killed and another 15 were injured.