At the recent AGM of the NRCN, a new board was elected to set the strategic direction of the Network. Tim Passmore, Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, will serve a second term as Chair with Zoe Metcalfe, Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, joining the board as our new Vice Chair.
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NRCN calls on next PM to tackle rural crime
Posted on August 4, 2022 in Breaking News, Campaign, Generic
NRCN Chair, Tim Passmore has written to both candidates in the Conservative Party leadership race asking for their commitment to tackle rural crime if they become Prime Minister. Tim has asked each candidate to commit to supporting a National Rural Crime Unit and extra resources for funding local Rural Crime Teams.
MoreNFU Mutual report reveals cost of rural crime on the rise
Posted on August 2, 2022 in Breaking News, Campaign, Generic, Security
Cost of rural crime in the UK rose over 40% in first quarter of 2022 as thieves returned to the countryside - following falls in 2020 and 2021
MoreTim Passmore elected Chair of the National Rural Crime Network
Posted on May 17, 2021 in Generic
Tim Passmore has been elected as the new Chair of the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN).
MoreYorkshire Agricultural Society asks membership to share experiences of Hare Coursing
Posted on February 26, 2021 in Generic
As the barbaric act of hare coursing continues to plague rural communities, on behalf of farming families the Yorkshire Agricultural Society is saying, “enough is enough” and launching a survey to find the experiences of its members.
MoreJulia Mulligan speaks about Rural Crime on BBC Farming Today
Posted on November 2, 2020 in GenericNRCN Chair Julia Mulligan has spoken to BBC Farming Today as the BBC Radio 4 programme begins a week focusing on rural crime.
MoreCountyside Alliance survey on rural crime
Posted on September 2, 2020 in Generic
NRCN Member, the Countryside Alliance, have carried out a survey of 8,000 people across rural Britain to find out the latest views on rural crime.
MoreLetter to Justice Secretary
Posted on April 20, 2020 in GenericJoint letter to Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Secretary of State for Justice, on 20 April 2020.
MoreOur View – Fly-Tipping
Posted on February 13, 2020 in Generic
The BBC Shared Data Unit has researched fly-tipping and found large-scale fly-tipping - defined as tipper lorry load or more in size - has more than doubled in six years; last year, councils faced a £12.8m bill to clear more than 36,200 large tips; that accounted for more than a fifth of the overall cost of clearing fly-tips.
MoreOur View: Drug crime in rural communities
Posted on August 12, 2019 in GenericResearch from the BBC shows drug crime is increasing in many small towns and villages even as it falls in urban areas.
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