Protecting rural and isolated areas
Our objective is to work with rural communities to help them build greater resilience and keep them safe.
We will:
- Make further investment in fighting rural crimes, such as hare coursing, wildlife crime, heritage crime, fuel theft, unauthorised encampments, and fly-tipping as well as the theft of major plant machinery and equipment.
- Collaborate with rural communities and partners to understand rural communities and their issues, prevent crime and feedback on police activities.
- Encourage the reporting of rural crime by working with partners to promote ways to report crime and the positive impact this has on targeting offenders and crime hot spots.
- Support the government’s proposed legislation to make aggravated trespass a criminal offence.
- Support the development of a transit site for temporary accommodation for travellers.
- Ensure Police and Fire and Rescue work closely together to protect people in rural and isolated settings through joint advice and support.
- Develop the new Tri-Service Rural Community Officer pilot.
So that we prevent crime and reduce vulnerability in rural communities.
![PC Matthew Harkness and PC Clare DawsonEssex Police Rural Engagement Team.](https://www.essex.pfcc.police.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p9-Officers-in-cornfield-1024x683.jpg?x12833)
Performance Outcomes and Indicators
We prevent crime and reduce vulnerability in rural communities
1. Rural Crime Harm Score
2. Rural Crime
3. Independent Public Confidence Survey