DAY 74: Windsor and Maidenhead recover stolen vehicle linked to four burglary offences.

Yesterday (6/2) officers found and seized an abandoned stolen vehicle in an area of woodland. The vehicle is believed to be linked to four burglary non-dwelling offences where tools and other items were stolen. Two of these burglary offences happened in Surrey and two within the Thames Valley area.

Investigating officers continue to make enquires.

Elsewhere in Windsor, officers set up a Country Watch stand at the Windsor Farm Shop and held a crime prevention event at Windsor Great Park. Approximately 30 people attended and were given various presentations about crime prevention.

Country Watch came to Windsor Farm Shop

Crime prevention presentation at Windsor Great Park

Farmers and landowners are now able to self-asses security on their land using the farm security assessment which can be downloaded from the Thames Valley Police website.

The farm security assessment has been put together by Thames Valley Police’s crime prevention and reduction advisors and contains advice on low cost security solutions in a common sense approach.

In the assessment you will find crime prevention advice about:

•  Controlling access to farms
• Tools
• Metal theft
• Agricultural machinery protection
• Field security
• Livestock
• Wildlife crime
• Out buildings
• Home security

DAY 63: Officers conduct farm security surveys around Weston Turville in second day of crime prevention weekend

Sunday (19/1) saw the Aylesbury Valey neighbourhood teams visit farms around the Weston Turville area and conduct farm security assessments.

Promoting crime prevention at Wendover garden centre and 74 people signed up to Thames Valley Alert

Evening patrol around Buckingham.

The teams were able to asses various security risks around access to land and boundaries, agricultural machinery, livestock, outbuildings and tools.

Our 12 point safety check also gives examples of things to consider when checking the overall security of your farm:

Nameplate: is your house/farm sign displayed at the entrance?

Fire hydrant: Where is the nearest fire hydrant?

Water supplies: Location of available additional water supplies, for example tanks, ponds, rivers?

Evacuation plan: Is a written animal evacuation plan available at all times?

Dangerous animals: Are stables/ stalls/ fields identifiable if you are not

there?

Flammable risks: What materials do you have on site and are they suitably stored away from fire risks?

Chemicals: What chemicals are stored, how many and where? Are they

marked with the relevant safety instructions?

Fuel/ diesel: Are supplies/ tanks/ pipes clearly marked?

Staff: Are your staff aware of emergency procedures and contact numbers?

Housekeeping: Are your electrics, workshops and yards maintained and kept tidy?

Public: Are you hosting the general public on your property? How many are likely to be present?

Agricultural buildings: How many buildings do you have on the site? What size are they and what is their current use, i.e. animal, crops, hay, chemicals, machinery?

DAY 58: Chiltern and South Bucks continue crime prevention visits (and come across some unusual livestock!)

The teams across Chiltern and South Bucks have continued attending their crime prevention appointments. Here is what they got up to yesterday (16/1):

Funny looking cows!?

 At each visit, the team conduct a farm security assesment. The assesment is for farm owners, managers, employees and land owners to help them improve the security of their premises.

The security assesment has been put together by Thames Valley Police's crime prevention and reduction advisors and contains advice on low cost security solutions in a common sense approach.

In the assesment you will find crime prevention advice about:

• Controlling access to farms
• Tools
• Metal theft
• Agricultural machinery protection
• Field security
• Livestock
• Wildlife crime
• Out buildings
• Home security

Don't feel like you've missed out on a visit because you can view and download the same farm security assesment from the Thames Valley Police website.

Property marking

PC Simon Caddy being attacked by bush

PC Simon Caddy had one of these as a boy

DAY 44: PCSOs continue to visit farms in the West Oxfordshire area and security mark tools and equipment

Friday (13/12) saw the Banbury Rural team head out to a wood yard near Hook Norton and a farm in Clifton who have both been victims of crime within the last 12 months.

As well as offering some general crime prevention advice the officers, armed with a CRE-Mark pen, were able to security mark some valuable tools and equipment to improve security around the premises.

CRE (Crime Reduction Enterprise) products are used to deter thieves and prevent property from being stolen using the overt property marking technique. 

Using CRE-Mark silver marker pens to security code valuable tools and equipment

The CRE-Mark silver marker is used to write your postcode and house number of first two letters of your house name in a clear and obvious place on your property. The marker is permanent, visible to would be thieves and if your property does happen to get stolen, the items are easily traceable back to the rightful owners.

Officers who are visiting farms over the next few weeks are also offering to go through a farm security assessment. The security assessment is for farm owners, managers, employees and land owners to help them improve the security of their premises. 

The security assessment has been put together by Thames Valley Police’s crime prevention and reduction advisors and contains advice on low cost security solutions in a common sense approach.

In the assessment you will find crime prevention advice about:

• Controlling access to farms
• Tools
• Metal theft
• Agricultural machinery protection
• Field security
• Livestock
• Wildlife crime
• Out buildings
• Home security

You can now view and download the farm security assessment from the Thames Valley Police website