Retford

Rural Crime comes in a variety of forms, and we know goes underreported. Bassetlaw is a large area of over 250 square miles and criminals will attempt to exploit this, often from bordering counties. Our Rural community are often isolated and the impact of damage to fields, crops and equipment, poaching and theft of vehicles can be devastating.

We have conducted a number of operations in recent weeks, working alongside our Road Crime Unit, Off Road Bike Team and Rural trained officers in targeted poachers and those committing crime on East Bassetlaw. Neighbourhood Policing Team officers are working hard at targeted hardening a number of sites and working with local landowners in sharing intelligence in an effort to locate and arrest those involved.