Two teenagers missing from Maidstone found safe and well

The teenagers had been missing since Monday 17 August 2026. No further details about their identities or ages were included in the force’s public communication.

Kent Police routinely issue missing persons appeals for children and young people across the county. Freedom of Information data reported by regional media indicate that the force received more than 3,700 missing children reports over a recent 12-month period, with around seven in ten missing persons recorded by Kent Police being under 18.

Responsibility for safeguarding children in the area is shared between Kent Police, Kent County Council — which holds statutory responsibility for children’s services — and the Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership. Department for Education statistics show that Kent recorded over 2,000 missing incidents involving looked-after children in a single year, according to official datasets on children missing or away from placement without authorisation.

The National Crime Agency’s UK Missing Persons Unit collates missing persons statistics at a national level. Town-specific figures for Maidstone are not available from publicly accessible official datasets, with data generally held at force or county level.

Key information

• Anyone with information about a missing person in Kent should contact Kent Police on 101, or call 999 in an emergency.
• Missing persons appeals from Kent Police are published on the force’s official social media channels and website.