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.
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.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Anti-social behaviour (ASB), and youth related crime and disorder (e.g. youth related ASB, large groups or threatening behaviours)
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.
Action taken:
•We continue working alongside partners and youth organisations, including visiting schools to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB.
•Hotspot areas and targeted patrols include areas Landport Park, down into the estate, and up through the Pells area as reported areas of regular ASB, a chance for officers to engage with a number of youngsters.
•Officers in Lewes have planned several events over the summer, where they will update residents on work to tackle ASB. These sessions also give residents the chance to share concerns and highlight problem areas, helping officers focus patrols and ensure police presence where it’s needed most.
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Priority:
Drug Harm Reduction
Targeting drug related crime in your town through intelligence, enforcement and partnership work.
Action taken:
•Police led operations, targeting known areas of drug use and drug dealing continue, with officers working alongside local authorities to address issues with properties causing drug related ASB in the area.
•Future partnership work around known addresses causing drug harm in your area are taking place in response to recent reports from local residents and following concerns raised to officers at recent community meetings around drug related harm.