Rural Crime News

A sheep that was shot on a Suffolk rare breeds farm has made a full recovery, having recently given birth to “gorgeous” twins. 

Farm animals worth almost £1.8 million were severely injured or killed in dog attacks in 2024. This marks a decrease of 26% compared to the previous year, NFU Mutual has reported.

Ahead of the spring application season, farmers, growers and distributors of plant protection products have been urged to be vigilant against well-organised criminals seeking to raid secure storage facilities.

Wiltshire Rural Crime Team has issued a plea for dog owners after a sheep was bitten by a dog and another ewe aborted her lambs. 

A Suffolk farmer has been ordered to pay £27,000 after he left dozens of dead sheep on his land for weeks. 

Three men have been arrested after 30,000 tonnes of household and construction waste, piled 15 feet high, was discovered at the Hoads Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Ashford, Kent.

The B&B Tractors depot in Tideswell near Buxton has been broken into in the middle of the night by over a dozen people.

Police have apologised after dozens of 4X4s linked to hare coursing ripped through farmland and fields across the county.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is warning farmers about a farm machinery scam that is affecting victims across the UK.

A farm company and its director have been fined almost £8,000 after failing to ensure that slurry on his land did not cause pollution.

One of the Lurcher puppies is still missing following the theft of seven dogs that happened in North Dorset just after Christmas. 

A Wiltshire farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence after decaying sheep carcases were found on the farm.