Jeremy Clarkson admits farmers are sleeping with ‘guns under their bed’ after burglaries

has slammed the police force after his friend’s property was ransacked by thieves twice in one night.

He demanded more should be done to deter the criminals who he claimed are often “sent home with some food and a gift voucher.”

In his column for , the motorsport enthusiast complained about the series of burglaries happening to farmers and the drastic action their taking to secure the properties.

The star said: “I have a friend in leafy Hampstead who tells me that every other night, he’s woken by a neighbour’s burglar alarm.

“And then about four hours after the place has been ransacked, he’s woken again, by the sound of approaching sirens as the (not so) emergency services arrive.”

After revealing that things in his own area have “completely gotten out of hand,” Jeremy shared: “A mate came round to say thieves had cut the wires to his security lighting and alarm system and broken into his barn.

“They were disturbed, the police came and that was the end of that.”

The TV star added that after the police had left the crime scene, the “robbers” returned to steal his friend’s quad bike and motorcycle.

Jeremy claimed that even if the criminal were to get caught, all they would have to do is say they have asthma, and then they would receive a small fine and a new inhaler.

As for the other farmers, Jeremy revealed they are planning to take drastic measures to protect their land and ward off potential burglars.

The 64-year-old said: “Some suggest clubbing together with their neighbours to pay for a private security team to patrol their street at night.

“A dog? I know one man who lets an extremely aggressive Alsatian patrol his farm yard at night,” before admitting that “most dogs I know can be bought off with a biscuit.”

Jeremy added: “Another friend wondered in the pub last week if we should all load our shotguns with rock salt cartridges and sleep with them under our beds.”