Rural Crime News

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.

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.