Farm & Equine Only County

In the last few weeks CrimeStoppers, the independent charity that provides the facility to report incidents and suspicious activity 100%anonymously, has highlighted Rural Crime and the many aspects involved from livestock, equine and waste/fly tipping to machinery such as tractors, quad bikes and GPS.  Their message is really important: See something suspicious?  Report it  This can…

Please find attached the Rural Crime Team newsletter for August 2021 : Newsletter August 2021. It can also be found on our website at www.warwickshireruralwatch.co.uk  

A man was arrested on the 5th August in connection with a distraction burglary that took place in April. The incident took place on 16 April, when a woman in her 70s was approached at her residential park home in Stratford upon Avon by a man asking if she had jewellery that she would like to…

Partners in Warwickshire are showing their commitment to reducing the numbers of people killed or seriously injured on our roads by joining together to form a new Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership. Chaired by Warwickshire’s PCC Philip Seccombe, the partnership includes Warwickshire Police, Warwickshire County Council, Borough/ District and Parish Councils, Warwickshire, Fire and Rescue Service,…

Please find attached an information advice sheet for farmers to consider on their premises and during the busy harvest season on fire safety. Farm Fire Safety Leaflet  

Action Fraud has received over 700 reports from members of the public about fake emails purporting to be from the NHS. The emails claim to be able to provide people with a “digital passport” that “proves you have been vaccinated against COVID-19”. These emails are fake, and the links within them lead to genuine-looking websites…

Warwickshire Police was delighted to welcome 56 new Community Speed Watch volunteers alongside existing volunteers to a Community Speed Watch training course held at Wolston Community and Leisure Centre on Monday, 5 July 2021. These new volunteers boost the number of Community Speed Watch groups monitoring speeds in local communities in Warwickshire to 56. The…

The Warwickshire Police Rural Crime Team recovered more than £500k in stolen agricultural vehicles, equipment, tools, plant and caravans in 2020. The news came as the a report from NFU Mutual found that the cost of rural theft in Warwickshire fell nearly 35% in 2020 as COVID restrictions, increased farm security and rural policing kept…

Inc 82 of 30/7/21 Sometime between midnight and 00.30hrs on Thursday morning (29th July), unknown offender(s) entered a rural property in Hurley and stole a Trimble GPS system from a tractor. If you saw any vehicles parked up around this time in the area, especially around Hurley or Baxterley please let us know. If you…