DEVON and Cornwall Police are asking farmers and landowners to complete an online survey to make rural areas safer.

The survey of farmers and landowners is part of a research project with the Universities of Plymouth and Winchester. It aims to examine farmers’ experiences of crime and policing and is being funded by the Seale Hayne Educational Trust.

The information gathered from the survey will help protect rural communities and will be used to inform and shape future Devon and Cornwall Police approaches to engaging with and policing these rural areas.