Issues with rural crime prevention and farm security include:
- £54.3m – Cost of rural crime in 2019. A 9% increase.
- Crime rates are highest in the Midlands but growth in Scotland at +44% increase is the
greatest. - 57% of NRCN respondents see evidence of fly-tipping with an average clean-up cost of
£1,000 - £4,800 average financial impact of crime to a rural business
- £9.3m – Agricultural vehicle theft 2019
Sources of information
NFU Rural Crime Report 2020
National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) Survey 2018
Rural Crime Statistics – Gov.uk
