POLICE DETAILS
Sussex Police - Glynde, Firle, Beddingham and Southease Neighbourhood

Operation Downsway

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

Including targeted patrols, education and enforcement activities across the district throughout the Summer months, focused on targeting excess speed, distracted driving, as well as drink/drug driving.

Continued work with partners, local authorities, including volunteer Community Speed Watch Groups to support activities and keep the roads of your towns and villages safe for all road users.

Officers continue to receive reports of road related driving offences, including those of excess speed.

In response during the summer months a number of vehicle speed checks and roadside enforcement patrols have taken place, this includes alongside partners including East Sussex fire and Rescue Service who have joined your Neighbourhood Policing Team Officers on a number of occasions to provide support, as well as advice to road users around the fatal 5 driving offences.

Those exceeding the tolerance level on roads serviced by officers have been passed to our Sussex Police Road Safety Team for either educational or enforcement notification.

Officers for your area have also supported local Community SpeedWatch Groups (CSW) throughout the summer months, this will continue into the Autumn.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB)

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.

Working with partners and youth organisations, including schools and colleges to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB.

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

Throughout the summer months additional patrols have been in place to deter and identify those involved in ASB.

With officers highlighting areas of ASB and responding to locations reported by residents - meetings have been set up by your ward officers to address these issues, and a meeting was held in August for those who use the rail network, outside Glynde train station to directly report ASB issues, and to hear first hand from officers for the area on the work being conducted to tackle ASB in the area.

Operation Downsway

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

•A number of deployments including vehicle speed checks and roadside enforcement patrols have taken place in the last few months, including work alongside partners from East Sussex fire and Rescue Service who have joined your Neighbourhood Policing Team Officers on a number of occasions to provide support, as well as advice to road users around the fatal 5 driving offences.

•Last year (December 2025), saw a number of road safety initiatives and campaigns running, including the year Operation Limit drink/drug drive crackdown, details of additional checks conducted posted to social media, as well as convictions for these offences on our Sussex Police website.

•Continued work with partners, local authorities, including volunteer Community Speed Watch Groups to support activities and keep the roads of your towns and villages safe for all road users, which are often used as a cut through.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB), and anti-social driving (e.g. speeding, nuisance or noisy vehicles, cycles or e-scooters on the pavement)

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.

•Officers continue working with partners and youth organisations, including schools and colleges to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB.

•Police continue to address and take action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, such as noisy cars or motorbikes, a number of deployments in the last few months have led to arrests and seizures of vehicles causing ASB in the area, details have been published to our Sussex Police website.

Operation Downsway

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

•A number of deployments including vehicle speed checks and roadside enforcement patrols have taken place in the last few months, including work alongside partners from East Sussex fire and Rescue Service who have joined your Neighbourhood Policing Team Officers on a number of occasions to provide support, as well as advice to road users around the fatal 5 driving offences.

•Last year (December 2025), saw a number of road safety initiatives and campaigns running, including the year Operation Limit drink/drug drive crackdown, details of additional checks conducted posted to social media, as well as convictions for these offences on our Sussex Police website.

•Continued work with partners, local authorities, including volunteer Community Speed Watch Groups to support activities and keep the roads of your towns and villages safe for all road users, which are often used as a cut through.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB), and anti-social driving (e.g. speeding, nuisance or noisy vehicles, cycles or e-scooters on the pavement)

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.

•Officers continue working with partners and youth organisations, including schools and colleges to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB.

•Police continue to address and take action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, such as noisy cars or motorbikes, a number of deployments in the last few months have led to arrests and seizures of vehicles causing ASB in the area, details have been published to our Sussex Police website.

Operation Downsway

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

•A number of deployments including vehicle speed checks and roadside enforcement patrols have taken place in the last few months, including work alongside partners from East Sussex fire and Rescue Service who have joined your Neighbourhood Policing Team Officers on a number of occasions to provide support, as well as advice to road users around the fatal 5 driving offences.

•Over the Summer a number of road safety initiatives and campaigns will run, including the year Operation Spotlight, and Two-Wheeled road safety campaigns, details of these and any additional checks conducted will be posted to social media, as well as any convictions as a result of enforcement throughout the coming months.

•Continued work with partners, local authorities, including volunteer Community Speed Watch Groups to support activities and keep the roads of your towns and villages safe for all road users, which are often used as a cut through.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB), and anti-social driving (e.g. speeding, nuisance or noisy vehicles, cycles or e-scooters on the pavement)

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.

•Officers continue working with partners and youth organisations, including schools and colleges to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB.

•Police continue to address and take action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, such as noisy cars or motorbikes, a number of deployments in the last few months have led to arrests and seizures of vehicles causing ASB in the area, details of which have been published to our Sussex Police website.

Operation Downsway

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

•A number of deployments including vehicle speed checks and roadside enforcement patrols have taken place in the last few months, including work alongside partners from East Sussex fire and Rescue Service who have joined your Neighbourhood Policing Team Officers on a number of occasions to provide support, as well as advice to road users around the fatal 5 driving offences.

•Over the Summer a number of road safety initiatives and campaigns will run, including the year Operation Spotlight, and Two-Wheeled road safety campaigns, details of these and any additional checks conducted will be posted to social media, as well as any convictions as a result of enforcement throughout the coming months.

•Continued work with partners, local authorities, including volunteer Community Speed Watch Groups to support activities and keep the roads of your towns and villages safe for all road users, which are often used as a cut through.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB), and anti-social driving (e.g. speeding, nuisance or noisy vehicles, cycles or e-scooters on the pavement)

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.

•Officers continue working with partners and youth organisations, including schools and colleges to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB.

•Police continue to address and take action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, such as noisy cars or motorbikes, a number of deployments in the last few months have led to arrests and seizures of vehicles causing ASB in the area, details of which have been published to our Sussex Police website.