How to report an incident

Dear Resident,

I wanted to drop a quick message to you about how members of the public can go about reporting incidents to Kent Police. 

Whilst I tend to find that the public are aware of how they can contact Kent Police over the phone, there are now a number of alternative ways to let Kent Police know about an incident or crime. Regardless of how you report incidents to us, you will always be kept anonymous and police officers will not tell those involved in the incident who has reported the incident to the Police. 

The current ways to report incidents to Kent Police are:

So for example if you were at The Meadow in Teynham and you've spotted a motorbike rider driving dangerously around the open green space and the rider was getting extremely close to other members of the public, I would be more than happy for this to be reported via 999. If however, the incident happened several minutes prior and the riders have since left, then reporting this via 101 or Livechat is the most appropriate option. 

In this example, Police are aware of nuisance bikes in certain areas, but what we need is more details on the offenders, date / time of incident, any descriptions of the riders or the bikes, what direction did they come from / going to, have they entered any houses, any registration numbers of vans dropping them off. 

Any information provided helps Kent Police try to identify the suspects and take action. Alternatively even if incidents are reported after they've finished, this also go towards local crime statistics and helps us determine where resources are needed in the short and long term.

Kind regards,

PC Divers 30702