Rural thieves set to 'make up for lost time' after crime cost fall

Thieves are looking to make up for lost time after the Covid-19 pandemic, with Land Rover Defenders thefts spiking in 2021, NFU Mutual has warned.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 4 min read
Rural thieves set to 'make up for lost time' after crime cost fall

Thieves are looking to make up for lost time after the Covid-19 pandemic, with Land Rover Defenders thefts spiking in 2021, NFU Mutual has warned. Despite new figures from NFU Mutual revealing that...

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