Operation Downsway

Our yearly campaign to address community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5 driving offences.

Including targeted patrols, education and enforcement activities across the district throughout the Summer months, focused on targeting excess speed, distracted driving, as well as drink/drug driving.

Continued work with partners, local authorities, including volunteer Community Speed Watch Groups to support activities and keep the roads of your towns and villages safe for all road users.

Officers continue to receive reports of road related driving offences, including those of excess speed.

In response during the summer months a number of vehicle speed checks and roadside enforcement patrols have taken place, this includes alongside partners including East Sussex fire and Rescue Service who have joined your Neighbourhood Policing Team Officers on a number of occasions to provide support, as well as advice to road users around the fatal 5 driving offences.

Those exceeding the tolerance level on roads serviced by officers have been passed to our Sussex Police Road Safety Team for either educational or enforcement notification.

Officers for your area have also supported local Community SpeedWatch Groups (CSW) throughout the summer months, this will continue into the Autumn.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB)

Swiftly responding to incidents of ASB and effectively using policing powers available to intervene - including powers of dispersal where the actions of individuals or groups impact their wider surroundings; which can lead to wider harm, including the misuse of public spaces or buildings, criminal damage or vandalism, for example graffiti or damage to public buildings.

Working with partners and youth organisations, including schools and colleges to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB.

Addressing and taking action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, such as noisy cars or motorbikes.

Throughout the summer months additional patrols have been in place to deter and identify those involved in ASB.

With officers highlighting areas of ASB and responding to locations reported by residents - meetings have been set up by your ward officers to address these issues, and a meeting was held in August for those who use the rail network, outside Glynde train station to directly report ASB issues, and to hear first hand from officers for the area on the work being conducted to tackle ASB in the area.