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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.
Quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are among the items most frequently targeted by criminals in rural areas. To help protect your vehicles and reduce the risk of theft, please consider the following security measures:
Park vehicles as close to your premises as possible, ideally within a locked garage or in a well-lit area. Where possible, keep them out of sight from nearby roads.
Always remove the keys when the vehicle is not in use and avoid leaving them in close proximity to the vehicle.
Fit wheel clamps and/or locking posts, and consider installing an alarm system.
Consider fitting a tracking device, particularly for high-value vehicles.
Mark or customise your vehicle to make it easily identifiable and less attractive to thieves.
Keep an up-to-date record of all vehicles, including photographs, serial numbers, and any identifying features.
If you witness or become aware of any suspicious activity, please contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, or call 999 in an emergency.
Rural crime has no set definition but can be very broadly classified as any crime and anti-social behaviour occurring in rural areas. It is often linked to Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) who target and exploit rural communities across a range of crime types, for example organised plant theft, livestock theft, burglaries targeting firearms, poaching and hare coursing. 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.northyorkshire.police.uk/, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat 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. Get Involved Please consider getting involved and contribute to the local priority survey, we may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
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