Town Centre (Eastbourne)

Public place violent crime, and night-time economy related crime and disorder.

Reducing public place violent crime including VAWG and youth related crime and disorder keeping all communities safe from violence; in swiftly responding to incidents of public based violence, and using policing powers available, from powers of dispersal, to criminal behaviour orders to crackdown on offending.

•Increased patrols during the night-time economy, with partners including Street Pastors each Friday and Saturday evening under Operation Marble.

•Continuing our work alongside partners and support agencies for victims of violent crime, including domestic abuse and VAWG, and to continue raising awareness of support channels advice, and reporting services available to all victims with a number of events held in the last few months.

•Increased patrols during the World Cup working with licensed premises to encourage responsible alcohol sales.

Town Centre business crime

Supporting town centre businesses in targeting repeat offenders, and working to reduce business crime through collaborative work, through both increased patrols, and police and partner led operations to tackle business crime, and bring those responsible to justice.

• Additional patrols under the Summer Of Action initiative aimed offering a high visibility police presence in the town centre will see a number of extra hours spent in the town in the coming months, with significant arrests for business crime related offences being advertised via our social media and Sussex Police news website when made.

•Continued joint activities with partners to support staff and business in the town centre.

•Undercover and Live Facial Recognition (LFR) deployments over in recent months to deter town centre business crime. Including Project Servator deployments and LFR van deployments.

(search
LIVE FACIAL RECOGNITION – REGISTER OF DEPLOYMENTS) on our Sussex Police website for more information and details of deployments.

Drug harm reduction and street community related crime and disorder/issues around the train station area

Targeting drug related crime in your town centre through intelligence, enforcement and partnership work.

•Police have secured a closure order on a number of properties in the town in the last 6 months, closed due to anti-social behaviour, disorder and drug related incidents, details have been published to our Eastbourne Police Facebook, or our Sussex Police website.

•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.

•Continued work alongside partners, and local authorities to address community concerns, including partnership work with housing and British Transport Police continues into the Summer to target those using the rail networks to bring drugs into the town.