Peacehaven East

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) inc. addressing and taking action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, dangerous driving and ASB associated with, such as noisy cars or motorbikes.

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.

Addressing and taking action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, such as noisy cars or motorbikes.

•Officers are tackling ongoing anti-social, nuisance and dangerous riding of bikes, e-bikes and scooters around Peacehaven Skatepark with increased high-visibility patrols.

•Neighbourhood Youth Officers continue to get into schools to engage with youngsters at key stages of devolvement to discuss ASB, low level crime and the effects actions can have on communities, officers also drop in regularly on youth groups to engage with youngsters.

•Additional patrols of open green spaces and parks in the area continue into the Autumn months, with officers activity engaging with youngsters and encouraging them into local groups or sports events in the town as an alternative to causing ASB in the area.

•Neighbourhood Youth Officers continue to get into schools to engage with youngsters at key stages of devolvement to discuss ASB, low level crime and the effects actions can have on communities.

Operation Downsway

Our yearly campaign to address community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5 driving offences.

•Responding to concerns around dangerous driving associated with ASB driving of EScooters in areas of the coast continues. A number of recent seizures. (Details published on our Lewes Police Facebook page at the time).

•Extra patrols, educational and enforcement activities across the district focused on targeting excess speed, distracted driving, as well as drink/drug driving.

•A number of police and partner deployments across the town in the last few months to tackle ASB driving, including excess speeding, these have led to a number of positive stops and vehicle seizures, details of which have been added to our Sussex Police website, and posted to our Lewes Police Facebook page.