Heather Kidd, chief of Shropshire Council, raised the difficulty throughout a gathering with West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner Tom Campion.
She expressed concern about rising rural crime, together with theft, property injury, and hare coursing.
Ms Kidd stated: “The sturdy impression I obtained from this assembly is that the commissioner and the upper echelons of the West Mercia power will not be taking rural crime severely.
“One officer current really stated ‘you don’t get a lot crime in rural areas.’
“The fact is way worse.”
She highlighted that West Mercia Police not too long ago introduced plans to recruit 50 new constables however argued that rural Shropshire stays ‘uncared for.’
Ms Kidd stated that crimes within the space are sometimes ‘refined and huge scale,’ involving the theft of farm equipment, automobiles, and focusing on of remoted properties.
She additionally famous a connection between legal exercise and hare coursing, the place gangs journey from city areas to commit offences within the countryside.
Ms Kidd is urging residents to report all rural crime to 101 to assist enhance police response and exhibit the true scale of the issue.