Roll of Honor
Incident
DC Grew was fatally injured when, about 6:15pm, his car was in collision with a double-decker bus at the Scotney Castle roundabout on the A21 in Lamberhurst as he travelled home from duty.
DC Grew had recently left a post in Tonbridge to join the Serious Crime Directorate in north Kent.
He was “a popular and talented officer with huge potential” and “an excellent detective”.
He leaves a wife and a baby son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Grew served with the Kent Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Grew.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Constable Adrian Grew is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Kent Police, 5 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adrian Grew's cause is highlighted.
How Adrian Grew Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Adrian Grew is highlighted in Dec.
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