Rural and Farm Crime in Wales

This report is the third in a biennial series of evaluations of the rural crime and policing initiatives developed across Dyfed-Powys; in addition to the regional examinations which have been published in 2017 and 2019, for the first time this year the survey was extended across all four police forces in Wales. Together with this wider focus beyond Dyfed-Powys, the current survey also targeted rural residents more generally – alongside the farming community – to ascertain their views on policing, crime and wider impacts from Covid and Brexit. A total of 150 farmers (60%) and rural residents (40%) completed the survey which was promoted through social media channels during November and December 2021 and at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in December 2021.