Rural Crime

The trend generally at this time of year are towards higher value thefts from farms and rural businesses due to staff spending many hours in fields at harvest.  Officers will be conducting drop-ins to farms and businesses this month to offer advice on target hardening their assets as part of tackling rural crime.

Poaching season is upon us and hare coursing activity usually increases over the autumn months, Wildlife Officers will make rural patrols under OPERATION GALILEO to tackle and disrupt offenders involved in this activity.

Theft

We continue to patrol in a High Visibility manner to deter any crime and provide support and reassurance to the public.  An important source of information on those people are that are involved in either stealing or selling on the stolen goods comes from the public. Please contact us on 101 or ring Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if you know who is responsible.

Please report any suspicious behaviour that you feel may be connected to rural crime

Crime Prevention Advice

To keep your home safe after dark:

- Use timer switches on lights to make it look as if your home is occupied.

- Ensure all doors and windows are secure when you leave and when you go to bed.

- If possible use security lighting at the front and back of your property.

- Make sure all garden tools and ladders are locked away when not being used.

- Use a good quality lock on any garden sheds and outhouses.

- Make a note of all makes, models and serial numbers of expensive items in your home.

- Create a FREE and secure inventory of all your personal property at www.immobilise.com

- If you notice anything suspicious in your neighbourhood report it on 101.