Horsham District Council working with Sussex Police to tackle rural crime

Horsham District Council is working in conjunction with Sussex Police to combat crime in rural areas of the Horsham District.

There are particular areas of concern currently surrounding local farming communities resulting in a spate of barn thefts and several incidents of large scale illegal industrial fly tipping on agricultural land.

The Horsham District has a dedicated Rural Crime team who are trained in this specialist area of crime.

The Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Rural Affairs Cllr James Wright met recently with Rural Policing Inspector Oliver Fisher to discuss how the two organisations can work more closely together to address these issues.