Protect Your Property: Simple Steps to Prevent Rural Crime

Protect Your Property: Simple Steps to Prevent Rural Crime

Protect Your Property: Simple Steps to Prevent Rural Crime

Thames Valley Police is reminding residents, farmers, landowners and rural businesses to take a few simple precautions to reduce the risk of theft and burglary.

Criminals often target outbuildings, sheds, workshops and unattended vehicles looking for tools, machinery, fuel and valuable equipment. Taking preventative measures can make your property a much harder target.

We encourage you to:

Registering your property can significantly assist police in identifying and returning recovered stolen items. We encourage residents to register valuable property on the national property database: Immobilise Property Register.

Local Neighbourhood Sergeant Chris Cochrane 

"Crime prevention remains one of the most effective ways of reducing offending in our rural communities. Taking a few moments to secure buildings, remove keys, and record property details can make a significant difference. We urge all residents, farmers and business owners to review their security arrangements and ensure valuable equipment is properly marked and registered. Working together, we can make our communities less attractive to criminals and help protect our rural areas from theft and burglary."

Thank you for your continued support in helping keep our rural communities safe.

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team