Out building thefts

Our local area is still experiencing thefts of small plant machinery & tools from outbuildings/sheds.

Please secure vehicles & be mindful if its easy to get to, it may not be there in the morning.

Motion lighting in yards & good CCTV  with signage will deter unwanted visitors.

Please call 101 or report any suspicious incidents on the web page.

Farm Watch scheme is a great way of gaining simple Alerts & deterring crime. Please contact your Neighbourhood team for details.

Actions

• 7 August 2025
  

  Theft of Ifor Williams trailer near Frome & GPS unit from Tractor near Wells.

  Local Farms & outbuildings are vulnerable in our area, please secure equipment, machinery & tools & as always report any suspicious activity in your area.

• 18 July 2025
  

  Rural thefts are still occurring with items such as chainsaws, pressure washers, sheep handling systems as well as trailers and tractor grabs and buckets.

  Please secure easily targeted equipment and make it difficult for opportunists who are on the look out to deprive you of your tools.

  Call and report any suspicious persons or vehicles taking note of any evidential descriptions and registration numbers .

• 3 June 2025
  

  Continued day time & evening village patrols of local rural areas & isolated outbuildings.

  Please report any suspicious vehicles, latest local reports of suspicious males scoping properties in Pilton Village.

  No offences were committed due to vigilant residents.

   

• 14 April 2025
  

  Non dwelling burglaries are still at the fore front of rural crime, especially as the warmer arrives.

  Incidents can be opportunists looking for insecure garden equipment such as mowers, hedge trimmers etc.

  Make sure tools are stored as securely as  possible & report any suspicious persons or vehicles in your area.

• 19 March 2025
  

  Please continue to report any sightings of suspicious activity with in your area. Be mindful of descriptions of vehicles & note VRN if appropriate at the time. This helps enormously in detecting suspects relating to criminal offences.

• 26 February 2025
  

  Although no recent reports directly effecting our Villages. There are reports of neighbouring Villages & locations still being effected by plant theft.

  We are heavily patrolling our rural areas to deter  crime & advising land owners on taking precautions to secure their equipment.