Rural Crime News

A fraudster involved in a transatlantic tractor scam worth more than £130,000 has been jailed, West Midlands Police confirmed. 

Two vehicles have been stolen following a break-in on a farm near Windsor Castle. The incident happened while the Prince and Princess of Wales as well as their three children slept in their home on the estate. 

A Falkirk farmer was convicted of animal cruelty recently after a Border Collie was found in a horsebox during a routine inspection earlier this year. 

Wiltshire farm owners have been left “terrified” following a traumatic incident that saw several suspects in vehicles surrounding them, ramming their car and shooting out its windows with catapults. 

Farmers who fell victim to agricultural crime from across the UK are being asked about their experiences for new research that aims to demonstrate the extent of the issue to policymakers. 

North Yorkshire Police have asked people to help identify two men following a farm shop theft in Richmondshire. 

An estimated £4 million worth of stolen vehicles and equipment have been recovered by the Warwickshire Police Rural Crime Team since the squad was launched five years ago. 

19 sheep from a Cheshire farm were killed and others have been injured following two livestock worrying incidents. One of the dogs involved in the attack was killed by a farmer. 

A 63-year-old man has been arrested after over 950 wheels of cheddar, worth £300,000, have been stolen from a London-based artisanal cheese maker. 

More than 950 wheels of cheddar, worth £300,000, have been stolen from a London-based artisanal cheese maker. 

The owners of a Carmarthen farm have been prosecuted for animal welfare law violations and banned from keeping animals. 

Hampshire and Isle of Wight police and crime commissioner Donna Jones has reiterated her promise to clamp down on organised crime gangs operating across rural communities in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.