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The National Rural Crime Network is welcoming the publication of the Government’s new action plan to make our roads safer and do more to protect vulnerable and rural road users.
MoreJulia Mulligan has commented on today’s report on rural crime from NFU Mutual.
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Last month, the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) launched the first policing strategies to tackle wildlife and rural crime across the UK.
MoreThe Chair of the National Rural Crime Network has urged the Home Office not to forget rural communities when deciding how much money should be given to police forces to fight crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Rural communities risk being cut off from the criminal justice system due to closures of courts and tribunal buildings, according to the National Rural Crime Network.
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Rural crime topped the agenda during a visit by Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa. Mr Dhindsa was at Castleton Visitor Centre in Hope Valley on Thursday (17 August) to where he pledged to do more to help rural communities. He met representatives from the Peak Park Authority, Derbyshire Dales District Council and High […]
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THE cost of rural theft has risen sharply in the first half of 2017 – despite a 4% drop last year. Early theft claims statistics for the first half of this year show a sharp rise of over 20%, according to NFU Mutual’s 2017 Rural Crime Report. The rural insurer said the figures raised concerns […]
MoreThe Environment Agency and Crimestoppers have produced leaflets to raise awareness of fly-tipping issues and reporting. For copies of the leaflets and posters click on the attached links. Farmers-Beware Landowners beware Flyer Poster
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The NFU launched its Combatting Rural Crime report with a reception at the House of Lords attended by MPs and peers including the new policing minister Nick Hurd MP (pictured above, centre, with Chief Constable Dave Jones of North Yorkshire Police and NFU Deputy President Minette Batters). The bill for rural crime is now more than £42.5 million and […]
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Six police forces teamed up for an operation to clamp down on crime in the countryside. Officers from Northumbria, Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire and North Yorkshire joined forces to take part in the 14th Operation Checkpoint initiative. They gathered and shared intelligence about travelling criminals, aiming to disrupt their use of the road network and […]
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