Sheppey Central — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Kent Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

All Kent Police neighbourhoods

Contact the team

email: csu.swale@kent.police.uk
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentpolice/
twitter: https://twitter.com/kentpoliceswale

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Kent Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

44 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (66): ▼ 22 (33%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences16 · 36%
Anti-social behaviour9 · 20%
Criminal damage and arson5 · 11%
Other theft4 · 9%
Shoplifting3 · 7%
Vehicle crime3 · 7%
Other crime2 · 5%
Bicycle theft1 · 2%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

37 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect15 · 41%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified13 · 35%
Awaiting court outcome8 · 22%
Offender given a caution1 · 3%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

E-bikes/e-scooters.

This is a priority for the next 3 months. We have identified this based on feedback from local residents, crime data, and ongoing concerns in the area. We’ll publish an update in the coming months to let you know what we’ve done, what progress has been made, and what’s next.

Set: 2026-04-13

Antisocial behaviour - nuisance.

Set: 2026-04-13

Antisocial behaviour - general.

Set: 2026-04-13