Sevenoaks crime news
Sevenoaks crime news, newest first: police recorded crime figures, force updates and the district's own numbers, each linked to the published data.
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Sevenoaks crime: 86 reports in August, lowest in two years
Sevenoaks town logged 86 crime reports in August, the fewest in two years. Burglary is down 54% on the year, shoplifting up 14%. Every figure, month by month.
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Sevenoaks crime news: 5 open appeals, Swanley graffiti
Five Kent Police appeals are open around Sevenoaks, the newest over graffiti on Swanley shops and the rec on 19 and 20 September. Every reference number.
Dunton Green
Sevenoaks dog theft: lurcher stolen from Dunton Green farm
A group forced entry to farmland in Rye Lane, Dunton Green, and stole a lurcher from its kennel, Kent Police say. Who to call with CCTV or dashcam footage.
Environment
Sevenoaks fly-tipping reports up 58% as fines stay rare
Fly-tipping reports in Sevenoaks district rose from 1,462 to 2,310 in two years, yet the council issued seven fines last year, figures obtained under FOI show.
Swanley
Swanley graffiti: boy, 15, arrested over town centre damage
A 15-year-old Swanley boy has been arrested and bailed after shops, the recreation ground and the station were sprayed with graffiti on 19 and 20 September.
Community
Westerham robbery inquiry: four arrests, 300 items seized
Four arrests and more than 300 exhibits seized, including weapons and suspected cloned plates, after an attempted motorbike theft in Westerham's Market Square.
Council
Vine PSPO extended to 2029 as Halstead consultation agreed
Cabinet confirmed The Vine's ASB order until December 2029 on Tuesday night, and agreed an October consultation on extending the Halstead car-meets PSPO.
Council
The Vine PSPO: order stays until 2029 as ASB falls
Cabinet approved the extension on 22 September: the order now runs until December 2029. ASB reports at The Vine fell from nine in 2023 to one last year.
Transport
Halstead car meets: 91 fines and warnings in four weeks
Cabinet approved a four to six week October consultation on extending the order on 22 September, after 91 warnings and fines in four weeks this summer.
Council
Shoreham fly-tipper handed 28-week suspended sentence
A 28-week suspended sentence, 150 hours of unpaid work and £1,500 to pay for dumping waste in Redmans Lane near Shoreham. An invoice left in the pile caught him.
Council
Sevenoaks crime down 3.1%, district police commander says
Kent Police charged 40% more people in the district and warn rural crime rises this autumn. Extra patrols run from Halloween to Christmas.
Ide Hill
Ide Hill dog theft: both stolen spaniels are back home
Betty, a cocker spaniel stolen from a Penn Lane barn in August, is home five weeks on. Kent Police credit the community; Nellie was found within days.
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks High Street crash: police appeal after teen hurt
Kent Police want witnesses to a crash near Six Bells Lane on 7 September that left an 18-year-old motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries. Ref 07-1662.
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks stolen car returned: Fiat 500 traced to Dartford
A pensioner's Fiat 500 taken from a driveway near Chipstead Lane was traced to Dartford and returned. A 40-year-old man has been arrested and bailed.
Swanley
Swanley home closed for three months after court order
A Cherry Avenue home is shut until late November after Sevenoaks magistrates granted Kent Police a closure order on 25 August. Entering it is now an offence.