Rural Crime Network
18 Sep 2014
Warwickshire Rural Watch – closing the gate on rural crime
Warwickshire Rural Watch has a number of resources and information sheets which provide useful information for residents/businesses in that area but may also be informative for those dealing with rural...
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16 Sep 2014
Cumbria Constabulary Rural Crime Strategy 2014 – 2016
Cumbria Constabluary have recently published their Rural Crime Strategy which may be of interest to other Forces and partner organisations. To read this strategy click here
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14 Aug 2014
Rural Matters
Kent Police have published the second edition of ‘Rural Matters’ To read this issue click here
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12 Aug 2014
East of England is UK’s worst hit region as rural crime rates rise
RURAL crime in the East of England cost an estimated £8.5m in 2013 – making it the worst affected region in the UK. The bill in the region rose by...
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11 Aug 2014
Sheep rustling surge blamed on organised gangs
Rural crime is rising, with tractor thefts linked to export gangs, but it is the organised gangs rustling sheep that really concerns farmers. Sheep rustling and tool theft account for...
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11 Aug 2014
Rise in Rural Crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following confirmation from leading rural insurer NFU Mutual that the value...
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11 Aug 2014
Cost of rural crime rises to £44.5m
RURAL theft cost the UK economy £44.5m last year, reveal statistics which show a rise of 5.2% on 2012. Details of the latest annual Rural Crime Survey for 2013 were...
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06 Aug 2014
Online network will be ‘weapon in arsenal’ to tackle rural crime
THE Home Office has announced a £40,000 investment package to help establish a new online network to tackle rural crime in England and Wales. The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN)...
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05 Aug 2014
Rural crime focus for police funding
POLICE in Gwent and South Wales are set to develop an app to help officers in remote locations. The Gwent force will receive a portion of £2.2 million towards projects...
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28 Apr 2014
Rural crime – join the debate
RURAL crime is the subject of a special debate expected to include contributions from police and community groups. The 4Policing consultancy group is facilitating a social media Twitter session on...
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