A woman in her 30s has been forced to leave her home after causing a "persistent nuisance" to neighbours.

Police were called to her flat in Brook Road, Faversham, 23 times in less than five months - to claims the woman had abused and threatened members of her community, along with reports of excess noise, drug dealing and criminal damage.

One woman living near the property said "it's been a nightmare", citing people "coming and going at all times".

Officers have now secured an order to shut down the flat.

Due to the "detrimental impact" the issues were having upon the community, police submitted a request for a Closure Order to Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

The application was successful, and it is now an offence for anyone other than the landlord or a contracted worker to visit the premises at any point between now and October 30.

The woman is no longer able to live at the address, while anyone breaching the order could be arrested.

Inspector Joel Mitchell, from Kent Police’s Swale Community Safety Unit, said: "The occupant living at this address has shown herself to be a persistent nuisance and we could not allow such behaviour to go unchallenged.

"We worked closely with our partners, including Swale Borough Council, in our attempts to encourage her to change her conduct but she continually showed no willingness to display the most basic levels of courtesy and respect to those around her.

"The decision to apply for this Closure Order was not taken lightly, but it is an entirely appropriate outcome that I am confident will improve life for everyone else in the neighbourhood.

"No one should ever tolerate anti-social behaviour and, as this result shows, we will always use the full remit of our powers to ensure robust, but proportionate, action is taken.

"I encourage anyone affected by similar behaviour to make a report through our website, or by calling 101."

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