Cost of rural theft fell 37% in Northern Ireland in 2020 August 3, 2021 N.Ireland The cost of rural theft in Northern Ireland is reported to have fallen substantially over the last year during the pandemic. However, farmers…
How did Covid-19 affect rural crime trends? – NFU Mutual report August 3, 2021 Rural Life Despite an overall fall in rural theft during lockdown, the downside was that when criminals struck, they struck harder, using new tactics to…
Rural crime costs the UK £43.3 million in 2020 – NFU Mutual report August 3, 2021 Rural Life National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Mutual has released its annual rural crime report and have estimated that rural theft cost the UK £43.3 million…
Increase reported in NI shed and outhouse thefts July 28, 2021 N.Ireland There has been a “slight increase” in shed and outhouse thefts in the Antrim area of Northern Ireland, according to local law enforcement.…
Appeal for information after bales set alight in field July 26, 2021 N.Ireland An appeal has been made for information in relation to an incident where a number of hay bales were set alight in an…
New Wildlife and Rural Crime Coordinator gets to work in Wales July 1, 2021 Rural Life The first ever all-Wales Wildlife and Rural Crime Coordinator has outlined his priorities today after being appointed to the position. The role is…
Tracker devices used to recover trailer and excavator June 14, 2021 N.Ireland A trailer and a small excavator were recovered by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) recently through the use of…
Farmers urged to get ‘smart’ and combat rural crime by beefing-up security June 1, 2021 Rural Life A police chief is urging farmers in North Wales to use low-powered smart sensors to combat farm thefts and rural crime. North Wales…
Appeal made for information on tractor stolen from farm May 26, 2021 N.Ireland An appeal for information has been made in relation to the theft of a tractor from a farm in Co. Tyrone last week.…
Huge public support for strong action to curb rural crime May 13, 2021 Rural Life Nearly 70,000 members of the public have backed the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) calls for immediate action to tackle rural crime, demonstrating a…
Make rural crime a top priority ahead of local elections – CLA May 3, 2021 Rural Life The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is urging Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) candidates to do more to protect rural communities from…
Man arrested after sheep ‘believed to have been killed by crossbow’ April 23, 2021 Rural Life A man has been arrested and a crossbow recovered after a number of sheep were found dead at a Nottinghamshire farm, local police…
Investigation over buried machinery continues one year on April 9, 2021 N.Ireland A year on from the discovery of hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stolen machinery found buried on a farm in Co.…
On-the-run driver arrested after attempting to hide in farmyard March 30, 2021 N.Ireland The driver of a car which was being tracked by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was arrested after a…
Rural crime affects farmers ‘financially and emotionally’ – NFU Cymru March 19, 2021 Rural Life NFU Cymru has welcomed the announcement that the Welsh government will appoint an all-Wales rural and wildlife crime coordinator to help tackle the…
Welsh government to appoint all-Wales rural and wildlife crime coordinator March 18, 2021 Rural Life The Welsh government has announced plans to appoint an all-Wales rural and wildlife crime coordinator. Speaking about the proposal, Minister for Environment, Energy…
Twin-axle trailer and quad stolen in spate of farm thefts February 24, 2021 N.Ireland Information is being sought in relation to a spate of thefts that occurred on farms in Co. Antrim last week. The thefts are…
Info sought following theft of trailers in Down February 24, 2021 N.Ireland An appeal for information has been made by police following the theft of two trailers from Co. Down in recent days. One trailer…
