People living in rural areas may want to double check their home insurance is up to date following the publication of new statistics.
According to claims figures released by NFU Mutual, there was a 14.7 per cent increase in the number of thefts from homes in the UK countryside in 2008.
In the three month Christmas period, there was a year-on-year rise in robbery offences in areas classed as rural from 1,064 to 1,250.
There has also been a 17.5 per cent increase in the number of violent thefts.
Tim Price, a spokesman for NFU Mutual, said: "We have seen sharp increases in rural crime in previous economic downturns - and are concerned that these worrying figures could mark the first evidence of a new rural crime wave."
In related news, January, March, June and July have been revealed by Saga as the most popular months for robberies from gardens in the UK.
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