Building the UK's First Farm Retail & Rural Intelligence Network
Protecting Farm Shops
Supporting Rural Businesses Strengthening Communities
Project Scarecrow is a collaborative initiative bringing together farm retailers, farming businesses, rural enterprises, law enforcement and industry partners to combat rural crime through intelligence sharing, prevention and partnership working.
Managed by Fortify Intelligence Ltd, the initiative provides a central hub where information becomes action—helping businesses stay informed, identify emerging threats and reduce the impact of criminality across rural communities.
Together, we're creating a safer, stronger and more connected rural network.
Why Project Scarecrow?
Rural businesses face increasing threats from organised crime, theft, fraud, violence, anti-social behaviour and repeat offending. Many incidents are linked across regions, yet valuable intelligence often remains isolated.
Project Scarecrow exists to change that.
By encouraging trusted information sharing and collaborative working, we help businesses and partners recognise crime trends earlier, support investigations and improve crime prevention across the rural sector.
What We Do
Crime Intelligence
Receive intelligence updates on emerging threats, organised criminality and repeat offenders affecting rural businesses
Investigation Support
Professional investigative support for incidents involving theft, fraud, violence, organised crime and internal dishonesty
Crime Prevention
Practical advice, risk assessments and guidance designed specifically for farm shops, farming and rural businesses
Partnership Working
Connecting businesses with policing, insurers, legal partners and industry organisations to improve outcomes
Civil Recovery Support
Working alongside specialist legal partners to help eligible businesses recover financial losses resulting from criminal activity
Business Resilience
Helping businesses strengthen procedures, protect staff and reduce future risk through proactive support
Who We Support
Project Scarecrow supports organisations across the rural economy, including:
Farm Shops
Farms & Agricultural Businesses
Farm Parks & Attractions
Agricultural Merchants
Rural Hospitality
Independent Retailers
Rural Logistics & Distribution
Food Producers
Community Rural Enterprises
Our Vision
To create the UK's leading intelligence-sharing network dedicated to protecting farm retail, farming and rural businesses through collaboration, innovation and trusted partnerships.
Stronger Together
Share Intelligence
Prevent Crime
Support Rural Communities
Every piece of information shared has the potential to prevent crime, identify offenders and protect another rural business.
By working together, we can build safer rural communities for everyone.
Call to Action
Become Part of the Network
Whether you're a farm shop, rural business, policing partner or industry organisation, we'd love to work with you.
Join Project Scarecrow today and help shape the future of rural crime prevention
