Rural Crime Team launched an investigation into the death of a badger, found nailed to a tree in Denbigh.

The animal, protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, was discovered in the Nant Glyn area of Denbigh by a member of the public walking in the area yesterday morning.

Durham police crime-fighting success thanks to Ruralwatch

Rural insurer NFU Mutual's annual Rural Crime Report has revealed how the cost of rural theft in County Durham fell nearly 16 per cent to an estimated £365,000 in 2020 as Covid-19 restrictions, increased farm security and rural policing kept criminals out of the countryside

Rural domestic fuel tanks targeted by thieves as oil prices rocket.

As war continues to rage in Ukraine, criminals in Aberdeenshire are cashing in on high oil prices by targeting rural properties and siphoning domestic heating oil tanks.

Jamaica Inn Cornwall bans fox hunts from its land

The Jamaica Inn at Bolventor has banned the East Cornwall Foxhounds after they invited the Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt to attend their meet at the pub last Saturday (March 12).

Rise in criminal damage on farms near Darlington

THERE has been a rise in criminal damage being caused to farm land, with reports of people setting dogs on wildlife and causing damage to crop fields.

Cruel and illegal badger baiting exposed in Cheshire town

Evidence of illegal badger baiting has emerged in a Cheshire town.

Yesterday (March 12) Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team posted on social media and revealed it was assisting the RSPCA in Malpas.

Three Doncaster hunters convicted after dogs maul deer to death

Matthew Vann, 26, of The Boulevard, Edenthorpe, Ellie Scorer, 21, of Tennyson Road, Bentley, and Lewis Hill, 21, of Bentley Road, Bentley, appeared at Bridlington Magistrates Court on Monday.

Cumbria Police step up patrols around Ulverston to combat rural crime

The Ulverston Community Team has been busy with high-visibility mobile patrols while a long-term strategy to tackle the crimes-particularly illegal off-roading is formed.

Deliberate badger sett blocking in Suffolk has increased

Reports of badger setts being deliberately blocked up in Suffolk have increased, according to a rural police officer.

Police Police hunt for men after alleged assault on farm worker near Henley-in-Arden

Police are appealing for information following an alleged assault and multiple hare coursing offences in rural Warwickshire.

Three Doncaster hunters convicted after dogs maul deer to death

Three Doncaster poachers have been convicted after being found guilty of hunting with dogs which saw a deer savaged to death

Dozens of tyres dumped on farm near Ipswich

A farm owner has expressed frustration and told flytippers to "get a proper job" after nearly 60 tyres were dumped in her Suffolk farmyard.

Plea to catch Calderdale suspects damaging badger setts in old Victorian tip sites

An appeal has been made to track down suspects who are damaging badger setts in Calderdale.

Maidenhead crime round-up: Spate of rural crimes

The following crimes have been reported in Maidenhead in the past week. If you have any information on them, use the online reporting tool at www.thamesvalley.police.uk/report-a-crime or call 101.

Advice On Farm Crime From Norfolk Constabulary

You can reduce the risk of your farm being attacked by criminals by making sure you’ve taken these simple steps: