A former couple who treated the towns of Edenbridge and Godstone like a personal shopping mall during a single-day burglary spree have been sentenced. Stevie White and Chelsea O’Neill targeted four separate homes on June 12, 2025, leaving a trail of ransacked rooms and stolen valuables in their wake. Their coordinated “workday” eventually fell apart thanks to a very recognizable getaway car and modern digital footprints.
The pair utilized a rented red Vauxhall Corsa with a distinctive black roof to navigate between three homes in Edenbridge and a fourth in Harts Lane, Godstone. Using broad daylight as their cover, the duo gained entry by smashing back doors or forcing windows while the homeowners were away. Once inside, they systematically ransacked the properties and made off with high-end jewellery, watches, commemorative coins, designer sunglasses, and bank cards.
However, the spree was short-lived. Witnesses reported seeing the flashy Corsa near the crime scenes, and CCTV footage captured White at two of the locations. To seal the case, cell site data* placed both of their mobile phones at the scene of every single burglary, providing a digital map of their criminal activities.
The law caught up with them less than 24 hours later. On June 13, officers intercepted the Corsa in Dartford with both O’Neill and White inside. Upon searching the vehicle, police found several items linked to the burglaries, pawn broker invoices, and £1,000 in cash. A follow-up search of O’Neill’s home in Chislehurst uncovered even more stolen property that had been reported missing by the victims.
Both defendants pleaded guilty to four counts of burglary at Maidstone Crown Court. Stevie White, 42, of Colchester, was sentenced on February 10, 2026, to five years and seven months in prison, a term that also accounted for separate offences committed in Essex. Chelsea O’Neill, 42, of Chislehurst, was sentenced on February 5 to a one-year prison term, which was suspended for 18 months.
PC Holly Turner said:
‘White and O’Neill, who were in a relationship at the time, deliberately travelled into Kent and Surrey to target multiple houses one after the other. Despite being persistent in their offending, they clearly hadn’t planned how they would get away undetected. We take this type of crime seriously and officers were diligent in the investigation, quickly identifying the suspects and arresting them the next day whilst they were still in possession of some of the stolen items. These burglaries were distressing to each of the victims, who not only had sentimental items stolen from them, but were also left feeling scared and vulnerable in their own homes. I’m glad we were able to recover some of their items and I hope they feel some reassurance.’
* Cell Site Data – the digital record generated every time your mobile phone communicates with a cellular tower