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I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Road safety issues (Speeding), which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey. 🚦 Community Speedwatch – Making Roads Safer
Kent Police runs Community Speedwatch, a volunteer-led initiative focused on reducing speeding and improving safety. What is Speedwatch?
👥 Local volunteers, trained by Kent Police, monitor speeds at approved sites (20, 30, or 40 mph zones) using certified equipment.
📋 Details of speeding vehicles are securely logged for 12 months. Repeat or excessive offenders may receive advisory letters—and in some cases, personal visits from officers. Important:
Speedwatch is educational, not enforcement. No fines or penalty points are issued directly, but the data helps target police action and inform road safety improvements. ✅ Does it work?
Yes! Over 90% of drivers recorded speeding once are not seen again within 12 months, and overall speeding reduces in communities over time. 📍 Want to help?
If you can spare an hour a week, join us!
👉 www.kent.police.uk/speedwatch In recent days, 2 separate arrests have been made in relation to road safety issues within Sheppey East.
On 09/10/26 officers were called to a report of a male causing a disturbance. Whilst officers were en-route the male drove off in a vehicle. The vehicle and male were subsequently located and he was arrested on suspicion of multiple driving offences. He has since been charged with failing to co-operate with a preliminary test, failing to provide a blood sample for analysis, driving without insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving a vehicle without an MOT.
On 10/10/26 officers were proactively patrolling and attempted to stop a vehicle. It failed to stop and a pursuit was authorised resulting in the suspect vehicle crashing into roadside barriers and the driver running away. Following a foot chase the driver was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop, dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance and being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug. He remains in custody at this time.
Whilst we are unable to attend every single report of driving offences at the time, reports help us build intelligence as to which vehicles to focus our efforts on, so if you know or see anyone committing these types of offences please report it. In an emergency call 999, otherwise you can call 101 or report on the Kent Police Website https://www.kent.police.uk/ro/report. Information can also be provided via crime-stoppers https://crimestoppers-uk.org/
 Please visit our Road Safety page on our website - https://www.kent.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/rs/road-safety/ for further information. If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.kent.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. Get Involved Please consider getting involved by registering for these messages, this will enable you to contribute to the local priority survey. We may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
Please click here to complete the survey
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