New Reporting Method

New Reporting Method

Good afternoon I am writing to inform yourselves that you can now report Rural, Wildlife, and Heritage Crimes directly via our website.

This online option doesn’t replace telephony, victims can still call 999 or 101, but it offers an alternative for those who prefer to report online and avoid call queues.

Some examples of what can be reported via this service are:

Theft of farming or agricultural equipment or fuel, damage to agricultural property

Tack theft

Theft of lead from churches

Damage to ancient monuments

Illegal metal detecting

Livestock worrying

Poaching

Coursing

Offences against badgers, birds and bats

Egg theft and collection

Collection of or trade in protected species and animal products

Not registering animals which require a licence

Taking protected plants

Use of poisons, snares or explosives to kill or injure animals

Animal cruelty

Hunting with dogs

Introducing invasive species

Killing or capturing, damaging or destroying the habitat of any protected animal

Illegal fishing

To access the reporting function, the user can visit our website and select ‘Report’ and then ‘see all reporting services’ where they will see the following options:

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You can also report via the links within the advice and information pages on our website on these topics.

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Paul Gough
(West Mercia Police, Business & Rural Crime Officer, Problem Solving Hub Telford)