Two tractors stolen in the Much Wenlock area

Claas Arion and John Deere tractors stolen from farm in Much Wenlock.

Rural communities are being asked to be vigilant following reports of poaching in Dorset.

Rural communities warned to be on the look out for poaching following the annual harvest

Two people arrested after items stolen from Oxfordshire farm

Two people arrested after items stolen from Oxfordshire farm

Police in remote town on the hunt for thief who stole 14 beehives

Police in remote town on the hunt for thief who stole 14 beehives

Farmer wants tougher sanctions on thefts as he has almost 100 sheep stolen

Farmer wants tougher sanctions on thefts as he has almost 100 sheep stolen

Fuel thefts in parts of Nottinghamshire fall after police action

Fuel thefts in parts of Nottinghamshire fall after police action

Manitou vehicle stolen from Shropshire farm and driven off along country roads, say police

Manitou vehicle stolen from Shropshire farm and driven off along country roads, say police

Farmer fined £1.3k after failing to dispose of 17 sheep carcasses

Farmer fined £1.3k after failing to dispose of 17 sheep carcasses

Cheshire Police Rural Crime team recover stolen Land Rover Defender

Cheshire Police Rural Crime team recover stolen Land Rover Defender

Telford flytipper who dumped 'large amount of tree waste' in country lane caught out by CCTV

Flytipper who dumped 'large amount of tree waste' in country lane caught out by CCTV

Two sheep stolen and a third has legs tied in field close to Kent dual carriageway

Two sheep stolen from a field close to Kent main road

Children left 'distraught' after pig that's part of summer camp stolen from Kent farm

Children left 'distraught' after pig that's part of summer camp stolen from Kent farm

Cost of rural crime up £9m in a year as gangs target farm machinery

Organised crime gangs are stealing farm machinery and GPS kits worth tens of thousands of pounds to sell on in the UK and abroad, an insurer has warned.

Cocker spaniel stolen from his kennel near Dorchester reunited with his owner

A dog who was stolen from his kennel has now been reunited with his owner.

Stolen Vehicles

Stolen from a farm in Pilling, Preston late Sunday 30th July or early hours of Monday 31st July 2023.

Butchered sheep remains

Butchered sheep’s hind quarter found on track

Sheep farmers face 'heightened risk' of dog attacks this summer

Dog walkers are being urged to put their pets on leads when out in the countryside during the summer holidays, as farmers are warned of a 'heightened risk' of attacks.

Man banned after capturing wild tawny owls

A man has been disqualified from keeping birds after capturing wild owls and keeping them in cramped conditions with no access to clean water.

Suspicious vehicle

Suspicious transit pickup

Man sentenced after death of Barn Owl near Scarborough

When spoken to by police, the tenant of the plot, Leslie Shooter, 57, stated that he had set a number of traps to control rats. However, he had not covered the traps as required by law, resulting in the trapping of the bird.

Man convicted of wildlife crime offences – Grove, Oxfordshire

On 29 September last year, the Rural Crime Taskforce executed a search warrant at Lavaki’s address in Mayfield Avenue, Grove, with support from the National Wildlife Crime Unit.

Four men sentenced for metal detecting over an ancient monument

Sergeant Brian Calver of Suffolk Constabulary’s Rural and Wildlife Crime team said: “This crime was not an opportunist moment. This was organised, planned criminality, targeting our heritage. We’ll never know just how much history and knowledge has been lost as a result of their offending, purely for selfish gain.

Northampton trio set to be sentenced after string of planned rural thefts amounting to £180,000

Police say the offences were “planned meticulously”

Verwood man banned from keeping dogs and chickens by courts

As reported, police investigating hare coursing were shown evidence of a dog being set on a chicken. The chicken was killed in the incident, Dorset Police’s rural crime team said.

Police appeal after duckling killed in South Kirkby

POLICE have launched an appeal after a group of youths caught a duckling with a hook and dragged it until it died.

Youth punished for damaging church gravestone near Banbury

A spokesman for Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce said: "Four days ago we posted a picture of this damaged historic gravestone at St Mary’s church in Adderbury

Arrest after stolen solar panels worth £100k seized in Worcestershire

"Our Safer Neighbourhood Teams have been actively engaging with local businesses to combat rural crime and ensure the security of vital installations such as solar farms. Solar farms play a pivotal role in the UK’s renewable energy infrastructure.

Police appeal after sheep worrying incident – Caistor St Edmund

PC Christopher Holmes of the Rural Crime Unit said there had been a number of anecdotal reports of livestock worrying.

Gamekeeper Francis Addison receives suspended jail sentence in relation to five shot goshawks

Sergeant Brian Calver, of Suffolk Constabulary’s Rural and Wildlife Crime team, said:

“This is a particularly disturbing case.

Man convicted of having knife in public – Milton Keynes

PC Daniel Smith from the Rural Crime Taskforce conducted a stop-and-search on Rolls following intelligence in Woolmans, Fullers Slade, at around 11am on Thursday (22/6).

‘Police should chase down off-road bikers’ in Abergele

In March, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported how the motorcyclists were riding around the ancient forest behind Gwrych Castle in the Tan y Gopa Woods and Coed Plas Uchaf woodland.

Heartless attackers used sword to decapitate seven sheep in Bromsgrove farmer's field

The bodies of the sheep were taken and the heads were left in the field.

Red kite found shot in North York Moors National Park: police appeal for information

North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Task Force is appealing for witnesses and information about the shooting of a Red Kite which happened near Westerdale, on the North York Moors.

Beal, Selby: caravan stolen in village - police CCTV appeal

POLICE have released CCTV images of three people they would like to speak to following a vehicle theft in North Yorkshire.

Newtownabbey police launch appeal following criminal damage in popular walking area

Police are seeking help from the public to assist with their investigation into criminal damage caused to a sculpture at the Newtownabbey Way.

Man banned from entering Derbyshire over suspected theft

Officers from Derbyshire Police’s rural crime team attended an address in Sheffield and arrested the man on suspicion of theft.

Police appeal after dolphins and whale 'disturbed' by water craft

WHALES and dolphins have been "disturbed" by jet skis and a boat on the Clyde, police say.

Police issue dash cam appeal after man seriously injured in car and horsebox crash

The driver of a Skoda Fabia was airlifted to hospital

Two arrests made over criminal damage at unauthorised encampment in Bakewell

Two men have been arrested by police following reports of criminal damage in Bakewell.

Rural Task Force officers recover stolen goods

Farming equipment was recovered in Surrey by officers from Kent Police’s Rural Task Force within hours of it being reported stolen.