Latest Ashford News

Updated 02:10, 29 Mar 2026

Latest Ashford news, breaking incidents, emergency service updates and major stories on uknip.co.uk.

Top story: Information is sought after new trainers and an X-Box games console were reported stolen from an Ashford home

Browse all Ashford updates

Ashford

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a bedroom fire at a house in Norwood Gardens, Ashford

Officers are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage after a teenage boy was repeatedly punched in the face during a robbery in Ashford

Officers looking into a reported rape in Ashford are looking for witnesses

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs – (ID 550103)

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs

A drug dealer caught with large amounts of cannabis and around £8,000 cash at his Ashford home has been imprisoned

A man and a woman have been jailed for sexual offences against children committed in the Ashford area more than 35 years ago

Two suspects have been arrested following a quick response from local officers in Ashford

Police launch manhunt for Ashford rapist

A suspected burglar has been arrested following work by a police dog in #Ashford

Operation Calibre launched on Saturday arresting those intent on committing crime

Dangerous motorists were stopped, uninsured vehicles were seized and a suspected drug driver was arrested during partnership work in Ashford

Fire breaks out at Bronzefield women’s prison in Ashford

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison – (ID 535674)

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Kent Police is appealing for information into the whereabouts of a man reported missing from Ashford

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford – (ID 534670)

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford

Two suspected thieves have been arrested after officers stopped a car in Ashford

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent – (ID 534409)

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent

A jail term has been imposed on a man who assaulted a street pastor in Ashford

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read – (ID 532857)

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a bedroom fire at a house in Norwood Gardens, Ashford

Officers are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage after a teenage boy was repeatedly punched in the face during a robbery in Ashford

Officers looking into a reported rape in Ashford are looking for witnesses

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs – (ID 550103)

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs

A drug dealer caught with large amounts of cannabis and around £8,000 cash at his Ashford home has been imprisoned

A man and a woman have been jailed for sexual offences against children committed in the Ashford area more than 35 years ago

Two suspects have been arrested following a quick response from local officers in Ashford

Police launch manhunt for Ashford rapist

A suspected burglar has been arrested following work by a police dog in #Ashford

Operation Calibre launched on Saturday arresting those intent on committing crime

Dangerous motorists were stopped, uninsured vehicles were seized and a suspected drug driver was arrested during partnership work in Ashford

Fire breaks out at Bronzefield women’s prison in Ashford

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison – (ID 535674)

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Kent Police is appealing for information into the whereabouts of a man reported missing from Ashford

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford – (ID 534670)

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford

Two suspected thieves have been arrested after officers stopped a car in Ashford

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent – (ID 534409)

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent

A jail term has been imposed on a man who assaulted a street pastor in Ashford

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read – (ID 532857)