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Rural Crime/ Heavy Machinery Theft Prevention

Good afternoon Resident,

 

I'd like to make you aware of a rise in reports of Rural Crime in the Sevenoaks District. Please take a minute to read the below tips and have a look at the crime prevention links to keep yourself up to date.

 

Top Tips:

  • Lock equipment away in a secure building or part of a building when not in use

  • Invest in a secure storage toolbox

  • Install a burglar alarm on buildings where equipment is kept

  • Always lock vehicles when left outside and keep the keys in your possession

  • keep expensive items and vehicles out of sight when not in use

  • consider using hitch locks, wheel clamps or ground anchors

  • mark your tools and equipment and register them

  • keep a record of all valuable items

  • consider fitting outside security lights 

  • Crime Prevention Link Rural crime prevention | Kent Police

     

    Heavy Machinery Theft Prevention

    You can secure your property using:

  • Trackers

  • Alarms

  • An immobiliser

  • CCTV

  • Consider fitting machinery and vehicles with a tracking device and/or tagging system.

    Items such as quad bikes, sit-on lawn mowers and rotavators are very desirable to thieves. Consider making them difficult to remove by:

  • Shackling them together, or

  • Chaining them to a hitch secured to the ground or strong fabric of a building

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    Crime Prevention Heavy machinery theft prevention | Kent Police

     

     

    How To Report

  •  Report rural crime online.

  • If you’re not sure it’s a crime, we’d rather hear from you and decide that ourselves.

    Other ways to report rural crime

    You can also call our Rural Task Force to discuss any issues relating to rural crime in your area. For:

  • Swale, Medway, Dartford and Gravesham call 07528 989095

  • Shepway, Ashford, Canterbury, Dover and Thanet call 07980 978202

  • Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks and Maidstone call 07580 236308

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    Crime Prevention Link Rural crime prevention | Kent Police

     

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    Kind regards,

    Ashleigh 


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    Ashleigh Wilson
    (Kent Police, Police Constable, Sevenoaks Neighbourhood Beat Officer)
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