Rural crime campaign launched across North Wales
National Rural Crime Action Week will launch on Monday, 8 September, to raise awareness of the impact of crime in rural areas and highlight the work being carried out across the UK to address it.
The week-long campaign is organised by the National Rural Crime Network and aims to see greater recognition and understanding of the problems faced by rural communities.
Combatting rural and wildlife crime is a key part of North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Andy Dunbobbin’s Police and Crime Plan. Published earlier this year, the plan sets out priorities including supporting the Rural Crime Team, working with farming unions and creating a rural crime forum.
North Wales Police class rural and wildlife crime into four categories: agriculture, equine, wildlife and heritage. Offences can include theft, livestock attacks by dogs, arson and burglary.
As part of this week’s campaign, the first ever public surgery dedicated to rural crime will take place online on 10 September, giving residents the opportunity to speak directly to the PCC and North Wales Police officers about issues in their communities.
Throughout the summer, the PCC’s office engaged with the farming community at major shows in Anglesey, Denbigh and Flint, and Merioneth, where they met more than 3,000 members of the public. The team also attended the Royal Welsh Show in July and the Wales Wildlife & Rural Crime Conference in Cardiff for the launch of the Wales Rural Crime Strategy 2025-2028.
The We Don’t Buy Crime campaign has also been rolled out further across North Wales, with farmers encouraged to use SmartWater DNA marking to protect valuable equipment and machinery.
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin said: “National Rural Crime Action week is an opportunity to shine a light on crime in rural areas, to encourage reporting and to highlight the excellent work undertaken by North Wales Police and their Rural Crime Team to combat this type of crime.
“Key to a lot of our work to cut rural crime is working with communities to understand their concerns and respond to what they tell us. The more police, farming unions, the agricultural community, and rural residents work together to stop rural and wildlife crime, the more effective we will be, and the sooner we can help put an end to these types of offences.
“I am deeply committed to our rural communities across North Wales. They are vital for our economy, for our wellbeing, and for our future as a safe, secure and sustainable region.”
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