Rural Crime News

Around 60 firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze near Stowmarket in Suffolk after 9,000 tonnes of straw caught alight. 

Two men have been arrested in Darlington in connection with the theft of farm machinery worth about £1 million.

A Wiveliscombe farm has suffered £100,000 worth of damage during a deliberate barn fire. 

Three lambs were found dead and a pregnant ewe had to be euthanised following a suspected dog attack in Stirling, Scotland.

Animal rights protesters, Pignorant, have infiltrated Cranswick Country Foods’ pig processing plant in Watton, Norfolk. 

New rules have just been introduced to reinvest money raised from fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping and littering. The funds are going to be spent on local clean-up activities. 

Officers from the Rossendale rural task force have recovered around £130,000 in stolen machinery over the last couple of weeks. 

Dog owners are being warned to be extra careful while visiting sheep and lamb grazing areas. The alert also coincides with the launch of the 2024 Sheep Worrying Awareness Week on Monday 25th March.

Staffordshire farmers met with local police officers, demanding tougher action after 18 crimes were reported in just one area of the county in six months.

West Mercia Police celebrates the success of its operation to tackle rural crime across Shropshire after seven men were arrested. 

Police appeal for information following a double case of lamb slaughter and theft in Shropshire – prompting farmers to reassess their livestock security. 

East Cambridgeshire farmers have been given Stop Me! stickers to help crack down on increasing agricultural thefts.