Message for Rural Communities from Thames Valley Police

Farm security assessment available to download

Thames Valley Police have produced a farm security assessment for farm owners, managers, employees and land owners to help them improve the security of their premises.

The security assessment has been put together by Thames Valley Police’s crime prevention and reduction advisors and contains advice on low cost security solutions in a common sense approach.

In the assessment you will find crime prevention advice about:

• Controlling access to farms
• Tools
• Metal theft
• Agricultural machinery protection
• Field security
• Livestock
• Wildlife crime
• Out buildings
• Home security

You can view and download the farm security assessment from the Thames Valley Police website. 

Protect your agricultural or plant machinery with 20 per cent discount on CESAR security kits

Thames Valley Police continue to offer a discount on Datatag’s CESAR (Construction Equipment Security and Registration) kits to residents living in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. 

The benefits of getting your equipment registered with CESAR include:

•    Easily identifiable machinery
•    Swift identification should your machinery get stolen
•   Swift return of stolen machinery to the rightful owner
•   CESAR security symbol on the machinery will deter thieves

The standard price for the CESAR kit is £149 plus VAT. The Thames Valley Police discount allows residents to have the kit installed for £88 plus VAT

Find out more about the CESAR scheme on the official website.

To take advantage of this offer, call the Datatag booking line 01784 778 310 and mention Thames Valley Police. NFU Mutual also offers a security discount to their members when your vehicle is registered with the CESAR scheme.