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Rural & Agricultural Security Advice

The types of rural crimes seen across the UK vary from all types of farm crime through to fly tipping. Police forces also face regional and local variations in rural crime, with equipment, tool and fuel security being a particular issue for rural businesses and farms.

Our advice offers best practice for you to follow, alongside practical crime prevention methods and includes links to Secured by Design member companies that can offer products designed to help protect your property and reduce the opportunities for criminals.

Police Preferred


All the security products that are recommended in these guides meet the ‘Police Preferred’ specification of Secured by Design.  Look for our logo on the product packaging or when buying a product, ask whether it has been accredited by Secured by Design, the official police security initiative.

You can also visit our Members Page, where we list the companies who are members of Secured by Design along with their accredited products. You can also search for products via the product search function.