Honiton Rural

Rural Crime & Engagement

Rural crime is an issue for large areas of the country, but it tends to go unreported. It can impact on insurance premiums, food prices, the environment, and can damage local communities.

The Honiton Neighbourhood Team are conducting a visible presence in the rural community to offer reassurance and crime prevention. The aim is to improve connectivity with the rural communities and provide education to users of our beautiful countryside. This includes attending rural events to gain knowledge about the issues effecting the rural communities and to offer the crime prevention advice.

There has been a slight increase in rural burglaries around the are. The team are planning a few shifts where they can complete proactive work later at night to target this prior to winter.

Patrols have been completed in rural areas regularly, op first post has also provided an opportunity to do this and engage with rural communities.

Work around awareness will be done with the rural businesses' and local communities in order to put target hardening in place and awareness of reporting suspicious activity.