Kent Police

Thousands of pounds worth of groceries have been recovered and four women arrested following reports of shoplifting from a supermarket in Sittingbourne.

At about 2.50pm on Sunday (15th February) Kent Police were called after CCTV captured a group leaving the Sainsbury store on Avenue of Remembrance with several trolleys full of goods without paying.

When officers arrived, the suspects had already left in two vehicles. These were quickly identified by officers from the Community Safety Unit and traced to another supermarket in Bysing Wood Road, Faversham.

Kent Police have confirmed that a dispersal order will be in place in Sittingbourne for two days to assist officers should any antisocial behaviour occur.

Enforcement began at 4pm today (Monday 16th February) and will run until 4pm on Wednesday (18th February). 

It covers multiple areas around the town centre extending to East Street, St Paul’s Street, London Road and Park Road. This area includes Sittingbourne Retail Park, Sittingbourne Train Station, Mill Way Skate Park and Albany Park Recreation Ground.

A computer-generated image has been issued following a report of a sexual assault in Sittingbourne.

Kent police received a report that a man was followed while walking along William Street at about 3.30pm on Monday 22nd December 2025.

The suspect reportedly made a sexual comment before touching him inappropriately over his clothes. After the victim confronted him about his actions, the suspect left the scene in the direction of the High Street.

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Two men who stole multiple cars across Kent have been jailed for almost three years.

Mason James, 25, and Malcolm Royden, 55, admitted to stealing four high value vehicles from driveways and attempting to take a further three between December 2024 and January 2025. The pair, wearing dark clothes and balaclavas, targeted homes overnight at locations including Maidstone, Medway, Ashford and locally here in Swale.

A man has died in hospital following a serious collision on the M2 last week.

The incident happened on the coastbound carriageway of the M2, near to Medway Services at 8pm on Thursday (15th January) evening.

Emergency services attended the scene after reports of a single vehicle collision involving a gold-coloured Jaguar XF. The driver, a man in his 50s, sustained serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he died on Saturday (17th January).

CCTV images have been released after an alleged assault in a Sittingbourne public house in December.

Kent Police were called at 7.55pm on Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24th December 2025) to the Golden Hope Wetherspoons pub on Park Road, where an 18-year-old man was reportedly assaulted by a group of men inside and outside the venue. He suffered cuts and bruises.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing and investigators are now able to release images of people who may be able to assist them in their enquiries.

CCTV images have been released by Kent Police following the report of a distraction theft in Sittingbourne.

Officers were called to the incident in the High Street at around 3.10pm on Thursday 11th December 2025.

A man stated he had just withdrawn some cash from a nearby bank and was approached by people as he entered a shop. The victim was told he had something on his coat and while he was distracted it is alleged his money was stolen.

The suspects are reported to have been lingering at the bank and targeted the man after he made his withdrawal.

Witnesses and dashcam footage are being sought following a fatal collision near Iwade yesterday (Saturday 3rd January).

Kent Police were called by South East Coast Ambulance Service to reports a car had left the carriageway of Old Ferry Road at around 8.30pm. Officers attended alongside paramedics and Kent Fire and Rescue Service, and assisted rescue efforts by closing the road between the junctions with Raspberry Hill Lane and Sheppey Way.

Two occupants of the blue Ford Fiesta were later declared deceased, with a third being taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Officers policing New Year celebrations in Swale’s town centres have been granted extra powers to prevent crime.

Dispersal orders are in place in Sittingbourne, Faversham and Sheerness in an effort to combat any antisocial behaviour and criminal activity related to the night-time economy.

The orders will be in place from 4pm today (Wednesday 31st December) New Year’s Eve and will run until 4pm tomrrow (1st January 2026) New Year’s Day.

Witnesses, including any motorists with dashcam footage, are being urged to come forward following a fatal collision on the M2.

The incident happened shortly before 12.50pm on Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24th December), on the London-bound carriageway close to the Medway services (Junction 4).

A black Volkswagen T-Roc is reported to have collided with the central reservation before overturning.

The driver, a woman in her 20s from the Faversham area, was pronounced dead at the scene and her next of kin has been informed.