Rural Crime & Fly Tipping
Rural crime has risen in almost every region of the UK. NFU statistics shows that levels of quad theft,
livestock theft and agri-vehicle theft have all increased since 2017.
Last year Rural Crime cost the UK £49.9m
The cost in 2017 was £44.5m, an increase of 12.1%
The illegal dumping of waste across England has increased by nearly 40% in six years.
Local councils are struggling to tackle escalating fly-tipping as their budgets are cut and courts fail to
impose the toughest sentences available.
The Local Government Association said the number of incidents in England had increased by 39.6% since 2012,
from 714,637 to 997,553 in 2017.