Prevention and detection of theft of agricultural machinery

There has been a recent increase of theft of machinery from commercial and agricultural premises. Several items have been recovered and returned to their owners due to a combination of community intelligence and partnership working with our rural crime team. Please report and suspicious behaviour, small ‘snippets’ of information help us to build an intelligence picture and target our resources where they are most needed.

We have recovered trailers & stolen plant machinery in different operations and from reports we receive from members of the public. With the calls we receive this helps us significantly to recover property back to our victims. Cross border working with the Dorset rural crime team will continue in proactive patrols and days of action. Please contact us on our website for any enquiries which we can try and help with.

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• 6 November 2025
  

  Wincanton Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team have been working proactively in responding to incidences and intelligence which we are receiving.

  Regular contact with neighbouring constabulary’s are working successfully by sharing intelligence and helping with arrests and enquiries. Over different departments in Avon and Somerset we have seized multiple plant machinery, vehicles and trailers which have been involved in thefts and burglaries across the South West.

  Please contact us on our website for any enquiries which we can try and help with. If the matter is urgent and needs police assistance please call 999.