Rural Crime cost the UK £54m in 2019, an increase of almost 9% on the previous year, it has been reported.
NFU Mutual has released its latest rural crime report - A Challenging Time for the Countryside - which includes the figures.
Alongside our Rural Crime Report 2020, crime in the countryside is the topic of discussion on the NFU’s Ahead of the Field podcast series.
Host Will Evans is joined by Rebecca Davidson, NFU Mutual’s Rural Affairs Specialist, to talk through the results of the report and Detective Constable Chris Piggott from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service to talk about the latest trends.