Rural Crime News

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. 

Two dogs, Gyp and Jess, will be rehomed after their owners were sentenced for hare coursing offences. 

An Annan farm partnership has been fined £600 for failing to properly maintain slurry storage, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) reported. 

A Duns farmer has been fined £600 after he failed to protect the water environment by cattle poaching, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) confirmed. 

Rural crime officers are investigating the theft of a tractor and hedge trimmer from a farm in Dorchester.