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I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Road safety issues (Speeding), which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey. 🚦 Community Speedwatch – Making Roads Safer
Kent Police runs Community Speedwatch, a volunteer-led initiative focused on reducing speeding and improving safety. What is Speedwatch?
👥 Local volunteers, trained by Kent Police, monitor speeds at approved sites (20, 30, or 40 mph zones) using certified equipment.
📋 Details of speeding vehicles are securely logged for 12 months. Repeat or excessive offenders may receive advisory letters—and in some cases, personal visits from officers. Important:
Speedwatch is educational, not enforcement. No fines or penalty points are issued directly, but the data helps target police action and inform road safety improvements. ✅ Does it work?
Yes! Over 90% of drivers recorded speeding once are not seen again within 12 months, and overall speeding reduces in communities over time. 📍 Want to help?
If you can spare an hour a week, join us!
👉 www.kent.police.uk/speedwatch Speeding motorists in Broadstairs have been caught in the act by proactive police patrols following community concerns about bad driving in the area.
On Thursday 18th December, Broadstairs officers set up roadside checkpoints to speak to drivers as they passed through Dumpton Park Drive, and conducted enforcement across the town. Concerns had been raised by local residents about antisocial driving in the area during recent engagement events and during the operation a total of 29 vehicles were checked by officers, 15 of which were stopped for speeding.
Officers issued two traffic offence reports, conducted 14 breath tests and conducted four separate drugs searches in the wider area including the High Street, including one which resulted in the seizure of cannabis.
A man in his 40s was arrested at the roadside after officers noticed a strong scent of cannabis coming from his vehicle. After a search of the car, a Class B drug was seized and he was arrested for drug driving. He has been released on bail whilst enquiries continue.
A second arrest was made after a vehicle failed to stop when instructed to do so by officers. The vehicle was found a short time after, and enquiries led to the arrest of a man in his 60s for possession of a Class A drug. He has been bailed whilst enquiries continue.
 If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.kent.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. Get Involved Please consider getting involved by registering for these messages, this will enable you to contribute to the local priority survey. We may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
Please click here to complete the survey
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