Rural Crime

A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the theft of a tractor and subsequent dangerous driving in the Dorchester area. 

The Oxfordshire community will benefit from a £156,000 boost that aims to tackle rural crime. 

North Wales Police have launched an appeal after a two-day-old Highland calf was stolen from Denbighshire farmland. 

Two men who were caught while dumping waste in the West Midlands have been ordered to pay over £2,000 in fines.

Three men have pleaded guilty to multiple hare coursing offences and have been ordered to pay over £1,000 in fines.

Police have ordered a dog owner to pay £300 and issued a conditional caution after their loose dog killed a lamb.

An agricultural solicitor has shared helpful advice for the UK agri-food sector following the rise in incidents of animal activism.

A Derbyshire farmer arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder has been bailed.

Martin Beck has been announced as the UK’s first police officer who will specialise in livestock theft. 

NFU Mutual urges farm shop owners to “stay vigilant” after new figures revealed the true cost of crime to UK rural retailers. 

A Derbyshire farmer has been questioned by police on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

A huge blaze destroyed nine acres of field in the Nailsbourne area, near Taunton in Somerset.