Rural crime cost reaches its highest level in eight years totalling £54 million

Rural crime has hit its highest cost level in eight years totalling £54 million in 2019, an almost nine per cent rise, new data from NFU Mutual has revealed.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Rural crime cost reaches its highest level in eight years totalling £54 million

Rural crime has hit its highest cost level in eight years totalling £54 million in 2019, an almost nine per cent rise, new data from NFU Mutual has revealed. In its 2020 Rural Crime Report, the insurer...

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