Gillingham NPT Weekly Update 06/09/2026

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This week, Gillingham Neighbourhood Team (NPT) has been out and about in our more rural areas around Gillingham, we have been conducting speed checks after reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)  and Driving in these areas. We were happy to confirm on at the times we were around there was no speeding, and no driving that could be considered as anti-social. 

Along with speed checks, we have been doing patrols later into the evening after we have had several reports of suspicious circumstances, some of which leading to burglaries over the last few weeks. We are working with our colleagues in neighbouring forces (Avon & Somerset and Wiltshire) to tackle incidents where we believe offenders have travelled across the areas to commit crimes. 

Whilst PC Ash and Brad were on patrol, they had a report of a missing 3 year old, who after swiftly looking with family, was reunited with their parents which is amazing news, and no harm was caused. 

We are going to continue our patrols to tackle ASB in and around Gillingham and our more rural areas, using tools that we have in our back pockets. One of those is a Closure Notice which is a civil order put into place by the court following ASB taking place at a particular address. Following the one that was granted a few months ago, PC Ash worked with the housing provider, and they managed to get repossession of the property granted, and the tenants will soon be removed from the property with the property being offered back out to someone else. This is a great win for us in Gillingham, and one we will be repeating at other addresses who show similar behaviours. 

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