Your neighbourhood policing team
The Neighbourhood Inspector has overall responsibility for the entire neighbourhood policing team of Sergeants, Police Constables, PCSOs and police staff.
They are responsible for delivering on neighbourhood policing strategies, directing the deployment of the team and developing relationships with partners and key stakeholders, to enable the neighbourhood policing team to work effectively.
Neighbourhood Policing Inspector
Neighbourhood Policing Inspector
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.
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.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Shoplifting on George Street and local supermarkets.
Action taken:
Increased hi-viz patrols, ensuring presence during key times.
Engagement with local community, including businesses.
Encourage continued reporting.
Partnership work with businesses
Engagement with youth and vulnerable groups -
Priority:
Drug dealing
Action taken:
Increased hi-viz patrols.
Community engagement and education.
Collaborative working with partners to tackle the issues.
Work with PCs to conduct enforcement work. -
Priority:
Burglaries
Action taken:
High visibility patrols
Engagement with local residents around residential security - information shared via Sussex Alerts
Encourage reporting
Engagement with Neighbourhood Watch