Don't let burglars take root this season: rural crime prevention

Don't let burglars take root this season: rural crime prevention

Plant machinery remains an attractive target to thieves and organised crime groups. We know how costly these thefts can be to farmers and landowners.

Keep burglars off your land this autumn:

Reinforce your boundaries – replace old gates, repair fences and reinforce walls. Use large, immovable objects like old machinery to block entrances to land.

Quad bikes, ride on lawnmowers and rotavators are especially popular with thieves. Make them difficult to remove by shackling them together or chaining them to a hitch secured to the ground or a building

Take keys out of vehicles when not in use and store them securely inside a building where they cannot be easily accessed

Install CCTV cameras around your property and overlooking where you park your plant machinery to catch any unwelcome visitors on camera

Install motion sensor lighting around your property to shine a spotlight on would-be thieves

Mark property and machinery with a reference number unique to you so it can be traced and identified if stolen. It is free to register your property on Immobilise. Visit here for more information.

Consider installing trackers and immobilisers to try and ground any stolen vehicles

Don’t let burglars take root. Lock them out, and report any suspicious activity using our online reporting tool.

For more rural crime prevention tips visit our webpage here.

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