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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Swanley Asda shoplifter jailed for 18 weeks after ban breach
A man banned from every Asda and Co-op in England was jailed for 18 weeks after taking £182 of alcohol from Asda in Swanley, Kent Police said.
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Sevenoaks crime news: Swanley shooting charges, 6 appeals
Six Kent Police appeals are open around Sevenoaks, the newest a Dunton Green failed-to-stop on 2 October, plus three October charges. Every reference number.
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.
Transport
Halstead car meets order: have your say by 13 November
The consultation on extending the Halstead car-meets order is open until 13 November. Cabinet decides on 15 December, after 91 warnings and fines in four weeks.
Swanley
Swanley Asda knife robbery bid: man, 46, charged
A 46-year-old Maidstone man has been charged after an 86-year-old was threatened with a 4-inch knife in Swanley Asda car park and told to hand over his bank card and PIN.
Swanley
Swanley shooting: two men charged with attempted murder
Two men, both 28, are charged with attempted murder and a firearms offence after a man was shot in Acacia Walk, Swanley, on 8 October. Both are in custody.
Borough Green
Borough Green stabbing: man charged with attempted murder
A man of 46 is charged with attempted murder after two men were stabbed at a home in Sevenoaks Road, Borough Green, on 8 October. He is remanded in custody.
Dunton Green
Dunton Green: driver fled on foot after failing to stop
Police want dashcam and CCTV after a silver Ford Focus failed to stop in Dunton Green on Friday 2 October, hit a car in Lusted Road and was abandoned.
Data
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.
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
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.
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.