As associate members of the National Rural Crime Network, we reinforced our commitment to tackling rural crime by sharing our intelligence-led approach to protecting farms and rural communities. Rural SafeGuard showcased practical, unobtrusive security solutions designed to safeguard livelihoods while supporting the everyday realities of rural life.
Rural SafeGuard had a brilliant time connecting with the community and demonstrating how its new layered, intelligence-led security solutions are supporting the protection of farms, homes, and rural businesses across the UK.
The Rural SafeGuard™ team spent the day connecting with farmers, landowners and rural professionals, listening to real stories about the challenges they face every day. From fly-tipping to machinery theft, we heard it all. We shared our own on-the-ground insights too, exploring how an intelligence-led approach can help protect what matters most. At its heart, the day was about connection, understanding and standing shoulder to shoulder with the rural community against crime.
The Rural SafeGuard™ team spent two days delivering insights, leading farm walks, showcasing live demonstrations, and engaging in meaningful conversations on rural crime prevention. Throughout the event, the team shared decades of expertise built over 40 years of safeguarding work across multiple industrial sectors, offering practical guidance and proven strategies to help reduce rural crime.
At the Newark Showground, the team shared simple and practical guidance on protecting farms, covering everything from equipment and property to the wider livelihood. They provided real world advice, demonstrated effective solutions and supported farmers with strategies to reduce rural crime.
Too often, farm safety and security conversations happen after something has already gone wrong; that’s why we believe those conversations are far more effective when they happen earlier — while there’s still time to take practical steps and stay ahead of the risk. That’s why we’re looking forward to the Newark & Notts Agricultural Society Farm Safety Event, NFU taking place at Newark Showground on 21 January 2026. On the day, we’ll be joining a NFU (National Farmers’ Union) specialist advisor and the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for rural crime to speak with farmers and landowners about practical, real-world ways to deter and detect rural crime — based on experience and what genuinely works on the ground. We’re pleased to be supporting this event alongside Nottinghamshire Police. If you’re attending, please come and say hello at the Rural Safeguard™ stand and speak with Frank Cannon CSyP and Charlie Frank CSyP MSyl RISC We’d be very pleased to hear about your rural crime concerns and discuss practical approaches relevant to your land and operations.