Local Priorities Farming equipment thefts Message

I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Farming equipment thefts, which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey.

At 6.30 pm on Thursday the 9th October the Ribble Valley Rural Task Force will be speaking at a Farm Security event at Clitheroe Auction Mart. Please see the attached flyer for details of the agenda and an email address to apply for tickets. We look forward to seeing you there and having the opportunity to talk with members of our rural community.

Sgt Kev Day

Lancashire Police have a team dedicated to the protection and detection of wildlife, rural and heritage crime. They deliver dedicated, targeted policing that engages with rural communities and addresses their unique policing needs 

 The NPCC (National Police Chiefs Council) has developed a Rural Affairs Strategy which sets out police priorities in this area: 

• Farm machinery, plant and vehicle theft - including quad bikes, modern and vintage tractors, tools and equipment from outbuildings. 

• Livestock offences - including theft, worrying and attacks. 

• Fuel theft - including heating oil, diesel and petrol. 

• Equine crime - including horse trailer and horse box theft, horse theft, tack theft, fly grazing and neglect. 

• Fly tipping - including household and commercial waste, waste through organised criminality. 

• Poaching which crosses over with the wildlife priorities - including hare coursing, deer poaching, fish poaching. 

• Heritage crime - It is also important to recognise that rural crime and antisocial behaviour have an adverse impact on the historic environment and heritage assets found across the United Kingdom - including the theft of metal from church buildings, unlawful metal detecting and interference with historic shipwrecks.

More information on these issues and prevention advice can be found at Rural crime | Neighbourhood Watch Network 

If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.lancashire.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online webpage Home - Lancashire Constabulary - Report Online or call the non-emergency number 101.

Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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