crime
31 Aug 2021
Rural areas hardest hit by youth work cuts, NYA warns
Cuts to youth work services in rural areas have left young people at risk of grooming from criminal gangs, poor mental health and a lack of employment support, according to...
Read more
23 Aug 2021
Avon and Somerset Police deploy new drone to fight rural crime
The BBC reports how Avon and Somerset Police have unveiled a special drone it says will be a “gamechanger” in efforts to tackle rural crime Avon and Somerset Police said the drone...
Read more
16 Aug 2021
Agriculture campaigner highlights cost to farmers of rural theft
The Swindon Advertiser reports that farmers in Wiltshire are calling for more funding to be allocated to county police to tackle the issue of rural crime The most common issue...
Read more
10 Jun 2021
Rural Media’s powerful short drama prompts BBC Countryfile to cover rural domestic abuse
The Willows – Dawn’s Story A film about one woman’s escape from rural domestic abuse Domestic abuse in rural areas is different. Abuse lasts, on average, 25 times longer in...
Read more
24 May 2021
Rural Review of the Queen’s Speech 2021
At the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 11 May, the Government, through the Queen’s Speech, set out its priorities and programme for the coming session including the legislation it...
Read more
24 May 2021
Tim Passmore elected Chair of the National Rural Crime Network
Tim Passmore has been elected as the new Chair of the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk since 2012, who was re-elected to the...
Read more
10 May 2021
Rural crime rising three times faster than rest of the country
The Telegraph reports that crime in rural areas has risen nearly three times faster than the rest of the country in the last decade according to new figures from the...
Read more
19 Apr 2021
Tackling rural crime could get locked into ‘cycle of decline’ because of perception it is not taken seriously
The BBC and Yorkshire Post have reported on calls from The Countryside Alliance and The National Farmers Union (NFU) for the Police and Crime Commissioner election candidates to put rural...
Read more
07 Sep 2020
Warning against hiring ‘man and van’ waste removal services through Facebook
The Environment Agency has warned those in the South West against hiring ‘man and van’ rubbish removers on Facebook Using unregistered waste removal firms often means rubbish is dumped or...
Read more
01 Sep 2020
Countryside residents say there’s ‘no point’ calling the police over rural crime
The Mail on Sunday has reported that a quarter of crime victims in rural areas don’t report offences as they do not trust police to help Nearly half of countryside residents don’t...
Read more