🚔 YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR SAFETY – RURAL CRIME & COMMUNITY UPDATE 🚔

🚔 YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR SAFETY – RURAL CRIME & COMMUNITY UPDATE 🚔

Good evening Resident

Based on local neighbourhood priorities and community feedback, the issues most commonly affecting our villages continue to be:

✅ Nuisance vehicles
✅ Road safety concerns
✅ Antisocial behaviour (ASB)
✅ Vehicle crime
✅ Residential burglary concerns

These remain key priorities for local Kent Police neighbourhood teams, with ongoing patrols, enforcement activity and community engagement taking place across the district.

🗳️ QUICK COMMUNITY POLL

Which issue concerns you most in your area?

🔘 Nuisance vehicles (off-road bikes, reckless driving, loud vehicles)
🔘 Speeding and road safety
🔘 Vehicle crime (theft from vehicles, theft of vehicles)
🔘 Antisocial behaviour
🔘 Burglary and suspicious activity

Comment below with:

📍 Your village
⚠️ The issue affecting you
🕒 Times or days you regularly see it

Your information helps us identify hotspots and direct patrols where they are needed most.

🚗 Vehicle Crime Prevention

Kent Police recommend:

🔒 Always lock and secure your vehicle, even when parked at home.
🔑 Keep keys away from doors and windows and consider a signal-blocking pouch for keyless vehicles.
💼 Remove valuables from view and never leave items on display.
💡 Park in well-lit areas where possible.

🏡 Burglary Prevention

Simple steps can significantly reduce the risk of burglary:

✅ Lock doors and windows whenever you leave home.
✅ Use timer switches on lights when away.
✅ Secure sheds, garages and outbuildings.
✅ Keep tools and ladders stored securely.
✅ Consider registering valuable property on Immobilise. 

🚦 Road Safety & Nuisance Vehicles

Local officers continue to conduct patrols and road traffic enforcement in response to concerns raised by residents regarding speeding, nuisance vehicles and dangerous driving.

If you witness:

🚗 Dangerous driving
🏍️ Off-road bikes being used illegally
🚙 Vehicles being driven antisocially

Please report it. Registration numbers, descriptions, photos (taken safely) and times can greatly assist investigations.

📞 WHEN SHOULD I CALL POLICE?

🚨 Call 999 if:

• A crime is happening now
• Someone is in immediate danger
• Violence is being used or threatened
• Dangerous driving presents an immediate risk to the public

📱 Call 101 or report online if:

• The incident has already happened
• You want to report ASB
• You have information about offenders
• You wish to provide intelligence regarding nuisance vehicles or suspected criminal activity

🕵️ Report anonymously

Contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if you do not wish to provide your details. 

👮 Help Us Help You

The information you provide through reports, My Community Voice and neighbourhood engagement helps officers identify offenders, target patrols and tackle the issues that matter most to local residents. 

Tell us below: Which issue would you like your local neighbourhood policing team to focus on most this winter? 👇