10 Worst affected Counties by Cost in 2023 as per NFU Mutual
19 September, 2024 10 Worst affected Counties by Cost in 2023 as per NFU Mutual It is day 4 of National Rural Crime Action Week 2024, where our focus is on Protecting our Countryside! The NFU Mutual Rural Crime Report 2024 has revealed a stark reality that demands our attention. These figures highlight the urgent […]
Rural Crime Report 2024 by NFU Mutual
19 September, 2024 Rural Crime Report 2024 by NFU Mutual NFU Mutual’s latest figures show a 4.3% rise in 2023, pushing the cost of crime in rural areas to a staggering £52.8m. Criminal gangs are increasingly targeting farmyards and fields, capitalising on high inflation and strong resale markets both in the UK and overseas. The […]
‘How farms are being targeted by criminal gangs stealing machinery to order for Russia’ – ITVnews Segment
14 May, 2024 ‘How farms are being targeted by criminal gangs stealing machinery to order for Russia’ – ITVnews Segment According to a recent segment by ITVnews featuring Chair of NRCN, Tim Passmore, an average of 170 agricultural vehicles are stolen every month! https://youtu.be/r2SQbMSupks?si=hWTY-KtLTdNgsZ44 Watch this interview featuring the Chair of the NRCN, Tim Passmore, […]
Dr Kate Tudor on BBC Radio – Farming Today
14 March, 2024 dr. Kate Tudor on BBC Radio – Farming Today Let’s hear directly from Dr Kate Tudor – the author and researcher behind our latest report on ‘Rural Crime: Serious Organised and International’. https://youtu.be/gkrtcphXCJg Along with the key findings, Dr Tudor also discusses the misconceptions related to rural crime and the need for […]
The Telegraph Exclusive on the NRCN Report
08 March 2024 The Telegraph Britain’s rural communities ‘being targeted by foreign drug gangs’ Read the exclusive article published by The Telegraph here. Download the NRCN Report on ‘Rural Crime: Serious Organised and International‘ for free.
Welcome from Tim Passmore, Chair of the National Rural Crime Network
17 May 2021 Welcome from Tim Passmore, the National Rural Crime Network’s new Chair I am delighted to be able to write to you as both the re-elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk and the new Chair of the National Rural Crime Network. I have been the Vice-Chair of this organisation since we were […]
NFU launch Cyber Security Guide for farmers
12 March 2020 NFU launch Cyber Security Guide for farmers NRCN-member, the National Farmers Union (NFU), has partnered with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to produce an online booklet to support farmers in preventing and reporting cybercrime. Cyber-attacks are on the rise, they can be financially devastating, disrupting and upsetting to individuals and businesses. […]
Captive & Controlled – One Year On: Challenging Attitudes & Changing Lives in Derbyshire
13 July 2020 Captive & Controlled – One Year On: Challenging Attitudes & Changing Lives in Derbyshire Derbyshire was one of the counties which took part in the 2019 research by the National Rural Crime Network and led to the Captive & Controlled report. For the first time, the differences between rural and urban domestic […]
Captive & Controlled – One Year On: What’s Changed?
13 July 2020 Captive & Controlled – One Year On: What’s Changed? In July 2019, the National Rural Crime Network revealed an alarming picture – the truth behind domestic abuse in rural Britain, with hidden victims being found to be ‘isolated, unsupported and unprotected.’ One year on from its launch, we consider what has changed […]
NFU launch Farm Security Guide
12 March 2020 NFU launch Farm Security Guide NRCN-member, the National Farmers Union (NFU), have launched a “Farm security guide” to support its members in preventing and reporting rural crime. With the cost of rural crime at its highest since 2011, it is an ever-increasing policy area for the NFU. The organisation works hard to […]