North Yorkshire Police advice after quad bike thefts

last month (March), theft claims figures from rural insurer NFU Mutual show a 26 per cent annual increase in the UK cost of quad theft bringing the total value to £2.8m in 2022.

The North Yorkshire region saw a notable rise in quad bike thefts last year (2022), and the continued increase in thefts this year has prompted a warning to farmers to ramp up their security.

Quad thefts at busy lambing time can create additional challenges for many smaller family farms, on top of caring for their sheep when they are at their most vulnerable.