Farms & Agriculture
NFU Mutual estimates that rural crime cost the UK £41.5m in 2025. Thieves go after tractors, quad bikes, power tools, livestock and diesel. Their targets sit furthest from the farmhouse, the mains supply and the broadband router. Fuel bowsers, machinery sheds, gateways and outlying barns are the usual weak points.
Conventional mains-wired CCTV means digging cable trenches across yards and fields. That job is costly and disruptive, so many farms never get it done. Meanwhile, power drops are routine on rural networks, and a mains-dependent system goes blind each time one happens.
Solar CCTV and 4G cameras cover fuel stores, machinery sheds, gateways and remote barns. Because each camera runs on its own panel and battery, it needs no cabling or groundworks. Where broadband is missing, it signals over 4G. Solar floodlighting lights the yard for free, and battery backup keeps everything recording through a power cut.
Every activation pushes an alert to your phone. Additionally, clear, well-lit footage gives you something real to hand to the police or your insurer. It is security shaped around how a farm works: spread out, off the mains and a long way from the nearest cable.
In practice
Start with the basics of cost and power. Our guide to solar CCTV against mains-wired CCTV compares the two for rural sites. For a budget view, read how much solar CCTV costs in the UK.
The scale of the problem is clear in NFU Mutual's 2026 Rural Crime Report. It estimates that agricultural vehicle theft cost £8.3m in 2025, up 18%. Quad bike and ATV theft cost £3.5m, up 31%. If you keep horses, our guide to solar CCTV for stables and livery yards applies too.
We survey farms nationwide. For example, we cover solar CCTV installation in Manchester, solar CCTV installation in Birmingham and solar CCTV installation in Leeds. Most farms start with solar CCTV cameras on the gateways and fuel store.
Why farms & agriculture choose solar
- Covers remote outbuildings and gateways with zero groundworks
- 4G signalling for farms with no broadband
- Keeps recording through rural power cuts
- Deters quad, tool and fuel theft
- Usable evidence footage for police reports and insurance claims
Farms & Agriculture security — common questions
Can you cover outbuildings a long way from the farmhouse?
Yes, and that is the core advantage of solar security. Each camera, light and alarm runs on its own solar and battery power and signals over 4G. You never need to trench a cable back to the house. A barn at the far end of the holding is as easy to cover as the yard.
Our broadband does not reach the yard. Does that matter?
No. We use 4G cameras and 4G alarm signalling for sites without broadband. You get live view and phone alerts over the mobile network. Solar power plus 4G is what makes remote farm security possible.
Will it keep working in a power cut?
Yes. Rural power cuts are common, and mains CCTV goes down with them. Our systems run on battery with solar top-up. They carry on recording and alarming when the grid drops.