Three scrambler bikes have been stolen from a farm near Chippenham.

Investigating officer PC Dan Shute of the Rural Crime Taskforce said: “I am appealing for anyone who recognises the man pictured in these images to please get in touch.

A Cheshire Police Rural Crime team spokesman posted on Facebook: "Do you know where your motorhome is?

Humberside Police has reported that two 'John Deere Star Fire GPS Receivers and Screens' were stolen from two John Deere tractors whilst stored in a covered barn in a farm close to Wilberfoss.

Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team seized the lorry after discovering it had no tax.

Farmers in the South West have been told to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police following a sharp rise in quad bikes.

Proactive policing helped officers catch a suspected car thief in a rural area of the Melton borough last night (Tuesday).

FIVE people have been arrested in England following a police operation targeting high value agricultural machinery and quad bike thefts in Wales.

Detectives investigating an incident in Derbyshire are appealing for anyone with information about a burglary to come forward.

PC Royston Alderwick, of the policing team in Oswestry rural south, said: "A series of burglaries have taken place in Shropshire and North Wales. A black Mitsubishi Outlander has been seen close to the proximity of each burglary."

Two pick-up trucks and two quad bikes were stolen in a raid on a remote property in Shropshire.

Across Northumbria, Durham, Cleveland and Cumbria, more than 100 vehicles were proactively stopped as part of the dedicated week of action – with police carrying out routine checks on anything that roused suspicion.

Derbyshire Police have seized and recovered several high-value items in the county over the last few days.

A major surge in thefts of quad bikes is putting extra pressure on sheep farmers at the busiest time of year, NFU Mutual has warned.

Doctors Gate at Hamsterley Forest, near Bishop Auckland, has faced "significant" damage from vehicles in recent months.

Hundreds of young footballers have been left wondering when they can next play after masked vandals damaged pitches at a recreation ground.

Police are asking for the public’s help to track down a red quad bike that was stolen last night from a farm near Presteigne.

Farmers in these areas have experienced damage and threats from people using off road bikes, quads and buggies on a weekly basis, the force explained.

The man sadly died at the scene on the B6341 on Friday afternoon, and part of the road remains closed to traffic as investigations take place

PSNI Rural and Wildlife Crime Lead Superintendent Johnston McDowell is appealing to the rural community to become aware of ways to stop crime which causes ‘unnecessary stress for farmers and their business, hindering productivity and causing loss of income’.

Detectives investigating an incident during which three Audis were stolen in Derbyshire have urged witnesses to come forward.

Police are appealing for information after a white box trailer was stolen but later recovered in Telford earlier this month.

We received reports that young people had been kicking the wing mirrors off at least four vehicles on Barncroft Avenue, Seaton, causing an estimated £500 worth of damage.

The cross-border crooks were targeted by police following a spate of recent thefts from vehicles. A joint operation targeting cross-border crooks in rural communities took place on Tuesday night (March 14).

The 22-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of theft, failure to stop and more

In a Facebook post, the Rural Crime Taskforce wrote: "Automatic number plate recognition helps us to target those who wish to use our road network to commit crime in our rural communities."

Managing Director, Iain Macintosh, says the current situation risks putting firms out of business.

Four men have been charged with hare coursing offences after Lincolnshire Police received several reports from the Common Drove area of Spalding.

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses following a theft from a farm in Herefordshire.

Police have launched an appeal to make three bikes 'too hot to handle' after they were stolen from a campervan passing through Durham as part of a family holiday.

Almost every allotment shed was targeted with a large number of tools and machinery stolen, in particular many small hand tools.

Warwickshire Police’s rural crime team has recovered £158,000 worth of stolen machinery in a mission it said was “like a scene from the latest Avengers film”.

Derbyshire Police has appealed to drivers after a series of vehicles break-ins at beauty spot car parks.

Sergeant Chris Turner, from the Rural Crime Team, said: “Over the coming months as the weather begins to pick up we usually see an increase in reports of antisocial behaviour committed by illegal off-road bikers who are a blight on our community and can represent a danger to pedestrians and other road users.

Thames Valley Police's rural crime taskforce reported attending the scene of the ongoing crime on Tuesday night, March 7.

Emergency services were called to JA Jewitt (Meat) in Spennymoor at around lunchtime on Thursday after a member of staff was critically injured.

A tractor caused a barn to catch fire on a farm in east Cornwall last night (Wednesday).

A “SICK and tired” farmer has said farms have to be turned into ‘fortresses’ to keep criminals out as he slammed the lack of a police presence in rural areas.

Dunn pleaded guilty to one house burglary, three farm building burglaries, one theft of a quad bike, three aggravated taking of vehicles and assaulting an emergency worker.

The Nottinghamshire Roads Policing Unit were on patrol in the Newark area in the early hours of Friday morning when they stumbled across a van caught in the act of a theft.

POLICE have issued an appeal following the theft of a Landrover Defender in Romsley.

A MOTOCROSS bike “narrowly missed” a police patrol car on Tuesday before police made the decision not to pursue the rider.

Cambridgeshire Police have issued a warning to farmers and those who own agricultural vehicles to ‘be vigilant’ following a rise in GPS guidance system thefts.

Officers investigating a report of criminal damage in Somercotes are appealing for witnesses to the incident to come forward.

More than 30 items were recovered on February 21, all linked to rural crime offences.

Police in south Shropshire appealing for information following two break-ins near Ludlow.

POLICE are investigating a burglary of a garage at an address on Meldon Avenue, Penrith.

The Nottinghamshire Roads Policing Unit were on patrol in the Newark area in the early hours of Friday morning when they stumbled across a van caught in the act of a theft.

Police are investigating a theft of an orange and grey road roller, namely a HAMM 800.

A spokesperson for the police said: "The Ribble Valley rural task force are appealing for information following the theft of an IFOR Williams twin axle TT3017 Tipper Trailer from the Wellhead Road area of Newchurch-in-Pendle on Wednesday February 22.