Rural Crime Action Week 2025 (8-12 September) spearheaded by the National Rural Crime Network, is shining a necessary light on rural victims – from farmers and landowners to wildlife and heritage sites. This year’s theme puts “voices from the countryside” and victim experiences at the heart of national conversation The Impact of Rural Crime Safeguarding … More Datatag Supporting Rural Crime Action Week 2025
Rural crime continues to be one of the most costly and disruptive challenges facing farming communities, from the theft of high-value tractors and GPS units to the targeting of smaller vehicles such as ATVs, trailers and 4x4s. The losses run into millions each year, but the impact reaches far beyond the financial cost, with delays … More NRCN Action Week highlights success of CESAR and Datatag in the fight against rural crime
In a significant development for the CESAR Security Marking & Registration Scheme, a recent gathering hosted by CEA member Nylacast in Leicester brought together key stakeholders, including police units, the National Construction & Agricultural Theft Team (NCATT), and new donors. They discussed the initiative’s current status and its future direction. The involvement of the National … More NCATT’s Impact Unveiled – Key to Rising Success in Construction & Agricultural Equipment Recovery
Derbyshire Constabulary’s Rural Crime Team has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Rob Oliver Award from the Construction Equipment Association (CEA) for excellence in the fight against construction plant and agricultural machinery theft. The coveted industry award, first presented in 2021, is given annually to the most proactive Rural Crime Team in the UK. Winning forces … More DERBYSHIRE CONSTABULARY’S RURAL CRIME TEAM WINS 2023 ROB OLIVER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN COMBATING CONSTRUCTION AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY THEFT
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA), together with key industry stakeholders like the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) and leading insurance companies such as NFU Mutual, has committed a substantial investment, totalling £650,000 over the next three years, to the UK’s fight against machinery theft. This collaborative funding initiative represents a strategic approach to tackle the escalating … More CEA AND INDUSTRY ALLIES COMMIT £650,000 TO STRENGTHEN UK’S FIGHT AGAINST MACHINERY THEFT
The recent NFU Rural Crime Report highlighted, once again, that the issue of crime in the countryside is not going away and in 2021 cost a staggering £49.5 million (up 22%!) – that’s £135,616 each day, or £5,650 stolen from rural communities every hour. Particularly affected have been farm tractors and ATVs which not only … More DATATAG URGES ALL THOSE IN RURAL AREAS TO PROTECT THEIR ASSETS FROM ORGANISED CRIMINAL GANGS
The Datatag Police Liaison Team (PLT) are a key link between the Datatag team and Police across the UK. With relationships growing throughout the UK, Datatag has hired Vincent Lane to join the team to support the ongoing operation. Vincent has a 17-year career history as a PC and is a specialist vehicle examiner with … More Datatag welcomes Vincent Lane as its new Police Liaison and Training Officer
The NFU Mutual in collaboration with NaVCIS (National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Services) has produced a series of videos helping to combat rural crime. PREVENTING TRACTOR THEFT – THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF VIDEOS TO COMBAT RURAL CRIME Tractors are arguably the most important item of machinery on any modern farm. In this video, Bob … More NFU MUTUAL AND NaVCIS – SERIES OF VIDEOS HIGHLIGHTING CRIME PREVENTION ADVICE
Farmers and residents living in rural communities in north east Derbyshire can now take advantage of a time limited 50% discount offer to protect their ATV’s, tractors, trailers and 4×4 vehicles with Datatag and the Official CESAR Security Marking Scheme. Derbyshire Police Rural Crime Team have joined forces with Bolsover District Council, North East Derbyshire … More SECURITY BOOST FOR NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE FARMERS
THE BRITISH Security Industry Association (BSIA) has welcomed certification body Thatcham Research’s extension to the proposed withdrawal date of its Whole Vehicle Marking certification to 31 December 2022 in order to allow sufficient time for a new British Standard to be developed and introduced as its replacement going forward. The extension has been announced after … More BRITISH SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WELCOMES EXTENSION OF THATCHAM CERTIFICATION WITHDRAWAL
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