Bradley Corke
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Police Constable

Bradley Corke

Kent Police — Maidstone, ENG
Accident
End of Watch March 21, 2026
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

PC Corke joined Kent Police in May 2022 and served in the towns of West Kent, based at Tonbridge.

On the evening of Thursday 19 March 2026, PC Corke was responding to an immediate emergency call when the marked Ford Focus police vehicle in which he was travelling was involved in a collision with a VW Scirocco on the westbound A20 London Road at the junction with Button Street, Farningham, at approximately 7.45pm.

PC Corke suffered critical injuries which ultimately proved fatal. A colleague who was also in the vehicle sustained serious injuries.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Corke served with the Kent Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Corke.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Kent Police
Location Maidstone, ENG
Platform Identity kpd.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 21, 2026
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Bradley Corke is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Kent Police, 5 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Kent Police
5
of 5 officers
100% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bradley Corke's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Bradley Corke Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bradley Corke is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897