Plant Machinery and Trailer Thefts

Plant Machinery and Trailer Thefts

Hi all.  

We are noticing a growing trend at the moment of Tilt bed Trailers being stolen across the county and Plant Machinery both from Building sites, yards and private dwellings.  As the Dark nights get longer, this is allowing a greater time for our criminals to be out and about and not seen.  Crime Prevention has to be considered to reduce the risk of theft.  Ensuring there is a camera system installed, and then maintained too. 

Security locks, wheel locks and padlocks ideally by 'Secure by Design' rated due to the testing they go through.

Ensure you have all the details of you equipment recorded somewhere.  photos are ideal as they show us any damage or marks on equipment.  Vin numbers, any identifiable features, and make sure each item is covered by insurance in case the worst happens.

Only install sensor lights if they are going to aid a cameras footage or allow you to see the area from the security of your home.  If not, you are providing the light for any unwanted visitors.

Keep entrances secured and if there are non used, consider blocking them off.  electric gates are certainly stopping to opportunist from snooping about

Overtly mark you machines with livery and marking schemes like CESAR.

Park them under cover where at all possible.  drones and google maps often used to see what's where.  .  

Please report any suspicious Circumstances to us or Rural Crimestoppers.  Every vehicle reported to us does get looking into and markers placed on them to get them stopped.

If its crime at the time ….  CALL 999  everything else 101 or online.  ( you can scan the QR code below and go straight to the reporting page.

You are our eyes and ears out in the rural communities.  We just need you to report more to us so that we can make a difference to the crime that's occurring in our County.  Let us decide if its worth reporting….. you may just have that piece of information we are after.

regards

Hutch.