Tenterden South

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team is made up of Kent Police beat officers who are dedicated to keeping your community safe. They focus on preventing crime and antisocial behaviour, responding to local concerns, and building strong relationships with residents, community groups and local businesses.

Our officers will:

patrol to deter crime and reassure the public
hold regular engagement activities in the area, including attending community meetings to share advice and listen to concerns
work with partner agencies including councils, schools, charities, and local groups
tackle issues like antisocial behaviour, repeat offending, and vulnerability
build trust by being visible, approachable, and responsive

Neighbourhood policing is a key part of Kent Police’s commitment to being community-focused, visible, and responsive.

Report crime

Please do not contact neighbourhood officers to report crime.

If it's not an emergency, the easiest way to contact us is online. Your report will be sent direct to our control room where it will be reviewed by the same team who answer our calls.

in an emergency, call 999
call 101 for non-emergency enquiries

Tenterden South Local Policing Team

Darren Laker

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Criminal damage. Issued 17 July 2026	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. Actioned 17 July 2026
Catapults. Issued 17 July 2026	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. Actioned 17 July 2026
Road safety issues. Issued 17 July 2026	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. Actioned 17 July 2026
Catapults. Issued 14 April 2026	There continues to be high-visibility and proactive patrolling in areas where catapult-related incidents have been reported. Officers continue to work closely with residents, schools and partner agencies, following up information provided by the community and pursuing all reasonable lines of enquiry to identify those responsible and prevent further incidents. As part of ongoing prevention work, a new crime prevention video has been developed for local schools to highlight the dangers and consequences of catapult-related offences, including the harm they can cause to wildlife. Officers are currently delivering this educational input to young people across the area to raise awareness and encourage responsible behaviour. In addition, a young person was issued with a Conditional Caution after being linked to social media content showing incidents of animal cruelty and the misuse of a catapult against wildlife in the local area. A Conditional Caution is an out-of-court disposal that requires an offender to comply with specific conditions designed to address their behaviour. Failure to comply with those conditions may result in prosecution and court proceedings. Officers remain committed to tackling catapult-related offences through a combination of enforcement, education and partnership working. We encourage residents to continue reporting concerns, as information from the community plays a vital role in helping us protect local people, property and wildlife. Actioned 30 June 2026
Drug dealing. Issued 14 April 2026	Neighbourhood officers have worked closely with partner agencies and housing providers to tackle serious antisocial behaviour, violence and drug-related activity linked to a number of properties in the area. Following repeated reports concerning a property in South Tenterden, officers successfully obtained a full Closure Order through the courts. A Closure Order is a legal power that allows a property to be closed when it is associated with significant crime, disorder or antisocial behaviour. This means no one is permitted to enter the property, helping to disrupt criminal activity and protect the wider community. Further action is also being pursued by the housing provider in relation to the address. Officers have also worked with housing providers to secure an extension to a partial Closure Order at a property in Rolvenden. In addition, court-imposed injunctions with powers of arrest have been obtained for other addresses linked to drug use and antisocial behaviour. Further action is being taken to seek possession of another property associated with ongoing drug-related activity and nuisance behaviour. This partnership approach is helping to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour, improve the quality of life for residents and provide long-term solutions to persistent community concerns. Officers will continue to work closely with housing providers and partner agencies to address properties linked to criminality, drug-related activity and antisocial behaviour. Actioned 30 June 2026
Road safety issues. Issued 14 April 2026	Neighbourhood officers have continued to work alongside the Special Constabulary to carry out speed compliance checks along the A28 through St Michaels, Tenterden, Rolvenden and Newenden following concerns raised about speeding. These checks help improve road safety, identify unsafe driving behaviour and provide a visible police presence in communities where residents have reported concerns. As part of this enforcement activity, a vehicle was seized after officers established it was being driven without valid insurance. Officers will continue to carry out proactive patrols, speed checks and targeted enforcement activity to address road safety concerns, deter offending and help keep local roads safe for all users. Actioned 30 June 2026

Priority

Action taken

Criminal damage.

Issued 17 July 2026

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.

Actioned 17 July 2026

Catapults.

Issued 17 July 2026

Actioned 17 July 2026

Road safety issues.

Issued 17 July 2026

Actioned 17 July 2026

Catapults.

Issued 14 April 2026

There continues to be high-visibility and proactive patrolling in areas where catapult-related incidents have been reported. Officers continue to work closely with residents, schools and partner agencies, following up information provided by the community and pursuing all reasonable lines of enquiry to identify those responsible and prevent further incidents.

As part of ongoing prevention work, a new crime prevention video has been developed for local schools to highlight the dangers and consequences of catapult-related offences, including the harm they can cause to wildlife. Officers are currently delivering this educational input to young people across the area to raise awareness and encourage responsible behaviour.

In addition, a young person was issued with a Conditional Caution after being linked to social media content showing incidents of animal cruelty and the misuse of a catapult against wildlife in the local area. A Conditional Caution is an out-of-court disposal that requires an offender to comply with specific conditions designed to address their behaviour. Failure to comply with those conditions may result in prosecution and court proceedings.

Officers remain committed to tackling catapult-related offences through a combination of enforcement, education and partnership working. We encourage residents to continue reporting concerns, as information from the community plays a vital role in helping us protect local people, property and wildlife.

Actioned 30 June 2026

Drug dealing.

Issued 14 April 2026

Neighbourhood officers have worked closely with partner agencies and housing providers to tackle serious antisocial behaviour, violence and drug-related activity linked to a number of properties in the area.

Following repeated reports concerning a property in South Tenterden, officers successfully obtained a full Closure Order through the courts. A Closure Order is a legal power that allows a property to be closed when it is associated with significant crime, disorder or antisocial behaviour. This means no one is permitted to enter the property, helping to disrupt criminal activity and protect the wider community. Further action is also being pursued by the housing provider in relation to the address.

Officers have also worked with housing providers to secure an extension to a partial Closure Order at a property in Rolvenden. In addition, court-imposed injunctions with powers of arrest have been obtained for other addresses linked to drug use and antisocial behaviour. Further action is being taken to seek possession of another property associated with ongoing drug-related activity and nuisance behaviour.

This partnership approach is helping to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour, improve the quality of life for residents and provide long-term solutions to persistent community concerns. Officers will continue to work closely with housing providers and partner agencies to address properties linked to criminality, drug-related activity and antisocial behaviour.

Actioned 30 June 2026

Road safety issues.

Issued 14 April 2026

Neighbourhood officers have continued to work alongside the Special Constabulary to carry out speed compliance checks along the A28 through St Michaels, Tenterden, Rolvenden and Newenden following concerns raised about speeding. These checks help improve road safety, identify unsafe driving behaviour and provide a visible police presence in communities where residents have reported concerns.

As part of this enforcement activity, a vehicle was seized after officers established it was being driven without valid insurance. Officers will continue to carry out proactive patrols, speed checks and targeted enforcement activity to address road safety concerns, deter offending and help keep local roads safe for all users.

Actioned 30 June 2026