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Chief inspectors manage large teams of inspectors, sergeants, constables and police staff. They may be the most senior operational response officer or manage assigned specialist policing functions such as investigations. This role carries specific legal powers in line with inspector rank enabling the maintenance of law and order.
Chief inspectors plan, manage and monitor operational policing activity. They effectively and efficiently set the plan for deployment of resources to incidents, including major and/or critical incidents. Chief inspectors manage and mitigate risk effectively in order to ensure the safety and wellbeing of officers, staff and the public and to respond effectively to problems, incidents and crime.
Chief inspectors manage large teams of inspectors, sergeants, constables and police staff. They may be the most senior operational response officer or manage assigned specialist policing functions such as investigations. This role carries specific legal powers in line with inspector rank enabling the maintenance of law and order.
Chief inspectors plan, manage and monitor operational policing activity. They effectively and efficiently set the plan for deployment of resources to incidents, including major and/or critical incidents. Chief inspectors manage and mitigate risk effectively in order to ensure the safety and wellbeing of officers, staff and the public and to respond effectively to problems, incidents and crime.
The Neighbourhood Sergeant provides frontline leadership to coordinate neighbourhood team activity, and works with the community, partners and other colleagues to deliver safer neighbourhoods.
This includes directing problem solving and engagement activity, and being responsive to community needs.
PCSOs provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, using designated powers where needed, deterring and preventing crime, and tackling antisocial behaviour.
They are problem solvers and work with partners, where needed, to address local issues.
PCSOs provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, using designated powers where needed, deterring and preventing crime, and tackling antisocial behaviour.
They are problem solvers and work with partners, where needed, to address local issues.
PCSOs provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, using designated powers where needed, deterring and preventing crime, and tackling antisocial behaviour.
They are problem solvers and work with partners, where needed, to address local issues.
PCSOs provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, using designated powers where needed, deterring and preventing crime, and tackling antisocial behaviour.
They are problem solvers and work with partners, where needed, to address local issues.
Drug related crime (e.g. drug taking, drug dealing, or OCGs)
Targeting drug related crime in your town through intelligence, enforcement and partnership work.
Issued 01 June 2026
•Police continue to offer additional high visibility patrols in areas of reported drug use, and drug related issues including discarded drug paraphernalia, with officers paying passing attention to areas reported by residents as 'cut throughs' used regularly by drug dealers.
•A number of Police led operations, targeting known areas of drug use and drug dealing, as well as partnership work around known addresses causing drug harm in your area have taken place in the last few months, results have been published to our Sussex Police website.
Actioned 01 June 2026
Anti-social driving (e.g. speeding, nuisance or noisy vehicles, cycles or e-scooters on the pavement)
Taking action and addressing community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5 driving offences.
Issued 01 June 2026
•Officers continue to work with local authorities and partners, including volunteer Community Speed Watch Groups to support activities in the area.
•Additional high visibility patrols and deployments across the area to identify and deter ASB driving.
•Using powers available to officers, a number of Section 59 warnings have been issued to to individuals causing both ASB driving in the last few months. (Issued to drivers of vehicles being used in a manner causing alarm, distress, or annoyance, or in a careless/inconsiderate way).
Actioned 01 June 2026