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 town safe for all road users.

Over the summer months a number of patrols, enforcement days and police/partner deployments have been conducted across your area to tackle ASB driving.

This includes a number of hours spent by local officers supporting local Community SpeedWatch Groups (CSW) in the area, working alongside volunteers to record and report on offences of excess speeding. Those recorded by police will be referred to our Sussex Roads Safety Team who will look into either educational or enforcement notifications, or in-person police officer visits as a result.

Communities across the coast also continue to raise concerns around dangerous driving associated with ASB driving. This includes the use of EScooters in areas of the coast.

During the summer months, a number of vehicles have been seized during our patrols and deployments across the town, this includes EScooters, and a number of vehicles all being driving without insurance, as part of our continue commitment to tackling your community concerns in relation to ASB driving, dangerous driving, and our response under Operation Downsway.