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Updated 00:55, 29 Mar 2026

Latest news and breaking updates from Gravesend on uknip.co.uk — updated throughout the day.

Top story: Witnesses are being sought after a teenage girl was raped in Gravesend

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MURDER CHARGE

Lewisham Man Faces Murder Charge in Court Appearance

BUSTED

Gravesend Police Nab Two Men with Class A Drugs in Early Morning Stop

LONG GRASS

Van Stop in Gravesend Uncovers Suspected Cannabis Farm

TRAFFIC CHAOS

Hay Bale Blaze Brings Chaos to Gravesend Road

Tractor Blaze Sparks Chaos on A2 Near Gravesend

Gravesend Milton Road Shut After Hearse Crash Outside Funeral Parlour

TRAGIC END

Gravesend Girl, 9, Drowns After Slipping into Thames at Jetty

SERIAL OFFENDER

Gravesend Burglar Busted After Blazing Break-In Spree

PURSE SNATCHER

Medway Distraction Thief Slapped with Over Two Years Behind Bars

STREET BRAWL

Three Men Arrested After Brutal Gravesend Assault

SPINOUT

Person Hospitalised After McLaren Crash Shuts A2 in Gravesend

STREET BRAWL

Gruesome Group Attack Rocks Gravesend Town Centre

MOB ATTACK

Teen Mob Assaults Man in Gravesend, Steals E-Bike

FIST BUMPS FROM ABOVE

Drone Duo Nab E-Bike Drug Dealer in Gravesend

FIND RUBY

Urgent: Missing Teen Ruby Vanishes in Gravesend

TRIO JAILED

Three Men Jailed After 1.3 Tonnes of Cannabis Seized in Gravesend

CRACKDOWN

Nine E-Scooters and E-Bikes Seized in Gravesend Crackdown

MURDER PROBE

Man Arrested After Woman Found Dead in Gravesend Hotel

LOCALS HORRIFED

Shock as 64-Year-Old Ex-Patient Found Living in Tent Outside Flats

DISHING OUT FINES

Motorists Fined for Reversing on A2 Hard Shoulder After Crash Chaos

HIGH SPEED SMASH

Serious Crash on A2 Near Gravesend: Police Hunt Witnesses and Dashcam Footageu

SERIOUS COLLISION

Major Collision Shuts A2 Between Ebbsfleet and Gravesend

POLICE PROBE

High-Speed Police Chase Ends in Crash Near Gravesend

ARMED ROBBERY

Knife-Wielding Thief Strikes Gravesend Convenience Store

MAJOR RESPONCE

Massive Scrap Yard Blaze in Gravesend Sends Smoke Billowing Across Town

TAXI FOR ASDA

Asda Worker Caught in £6,000 Taxi Fare Scam

Man Dies After Police Custody Drama in Gravesend

BRUTAL ATTACK

Man Denies Murder in Brutal Gravesend Delivery Driver Stabbing

IOPC PROBE

Man Dies After Police Custody Drama in Gravesend

MURDER CHARGE

Two Charged with Murder After Fatal Stabbing in Gravesend

Detectives investigating a serious assault in Gravesend have released a CCTV image

Detectives investigating a serious assault in Gravesend have released a CCTV image

Kent Police is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing man from Gravesend

After setting fire to a young family in Gravesend, an arsonist has begun his prison sentence

Several properties are being affected by a fire that is currently being attended to by Kent Fire and Rescue Service on Jubilee Crescent in Gravesend

Several properties are being affected by a fire that is currently being attended to by Kent Fire and Rescue Service on Jubilee Crescent in Gravesend

Blaze rips through multiple properties in Gravesend

Police arrest two ‘slippery little suckers’ after cooking oil theft

A man who did gardening work at a Gravesend property has been charged with burglary

A stockroom employee was sentenced to prison after items worth more than £45,000 were stolen and later sold on an online marketplace

Crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire with a hose reel jet in Gravesend

Three men have been arrested in connection with an assault in Gravesend – (ID 526641)

Three men have been arrested in connection with an assault in Gravesend

Three men have been arrested in connection with an assault in Gravesend

Following a pursuit involving a police helicopter, a teenager riding a stolen motorcycle was apprehended in Gravesend

Following a knifepoint robbery at a Gravesend business, a suspect has appeared in court

Detectives investigating an assault on a woman in Gravesend have released an image of a man they would like to speak to – (ID 525168)

Detectives investigating an assault on a woman in Gravesend have released an image of a man they would like to speak to

Detectives investigating an assault on a woman in Gravesend have released an image of a man they would like to speak to

Have you seen missing man from Gravesend?

A criminal who fled to Spain after being arrested for handling stolen vehicles has been jailed for over three years

Patrolling police officers have arrested a man after he was alleged to have assaulted a woman in Gravesend

Gravesend man disqualified for drug-driving offences

Twenty-seven charges have been authorised against one man following a series of burglary and theft offences in Gravesend – (ID 521449)

Twenty-seven charges have been authorised against one man following a series of burglary and theft offences in Gravesend

Twenty-seven charges have been authorised against one man following a series of burglary and theft offences in Gravesend

A burglar who entered a Gravesend address to steal keys for a car has been jailed

A suspected drug dealer who reportedly attempted to flee from police has been charged with supplying class A drugs

Two suspected burglars have appeared in court following a Gravesend break-in

Fraudsters who stole more than £400,000 from six victims have been jailed for a combined total of nine years – (ID 520861)