POLICE DETAILS
Sussex Police - Hampden Park Neighbourhood

Tackling 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 local parks, 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, noisy neighbours, or loud music.

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN (JAN-MAR 2026):

PCSOs have arranged future meetings in the new to address ASB issues raise by residents in the area.

We continue to commit to daily patrols of the park and surrounds, to identify and deter youth related ASB as reported by residents.

Local officers continue to work closely with partner agencies including local councils to look at proactive partner approaches which can be taken to alleviate community concerns.

ACTIONS TAKEN PREVIOUSLY (OCT-DEC 2025) :

PCSOs held a number of community meetings in November to address your ASB issues.

As a result of our community meetings, it has been raised that there are still a number of local youngsters/groups causing ASB in the area.

Officers have been working closely with local schools, including working alongside our Neighbourhood Youth Officer for Eastbourne to reach out to individuals and groups to look at ways of addressing behaviours by those causing ASB in the area.

Officers previously committed to daily patrols of the park and surrounds, to identify and deter youth related ASB as reported by residents.

In the last few months (Oct-Dec), almost 60 hours have been spent by ward officers on high visibility patrols of Hampden Park and the surrounding areas, to engage with youngsters, as well as offer residents both reassurances and a visible policing presence in the area.

Foot patrols account for a third of all patrols in the area, with patrols averaging at 2 hours per shift at varying times to help keep communities feeling safe.

ACTIONS TAKEN PREVIOUSLY (JUNE-AUG 2025) :

Hampden Park PCSOs have already committed to additional patrols in the area, in the last 4 weeks alone of July conducting over 30 hours of dedicated patrols in the area both during the day and late evening to deter and identify those involved in ASB.

A day of action was held in July with partners from ESFRS and Neighbourhood First following reports of ASB, arson and litter in the area.

ESFRS spent time engaging with youngsters and park users around the dangers of deliberate fire starting.

Neighbourhood First litter pick teams gathered almost 15 large refuge bags of litter from the top of end of the park by the café, all the way down to the skate park, with large items including trolleys retrieved and removed from the area.

Police are also speaking with Wave Sports Park regarding solutions to ongoing problems with youths breaking into the astro turf, and together with youngsters and council we will work on options that may solve the issue.

Police patrols will continue into the late Summer months and Autumn, with further community and partnership events being planned later this year.

Tackling 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 local parks, criminal damage or vandalism, for example graffiti or damage to public buildings.

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

•In the last few months a number of proactive patrols, targeted operations, and community meetings led by police and supported by partners have taken place in area to address community concerns around ASB, drug use and criminal damage in the park area, including both knife sweeps and Neighbourhood First led clear up operations.

Tackling 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 local parks, criminal damage or vandalism, for example graffiti or damage to public buildings.

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

•In the last few months a number of proactive patrols, targeted operations, and community meetings led by police and supported by partners have taken place in area to address community concerns around ASB, drug use and criminal damage in the park area, including both knife sweeps and Neighbourhood First led clear up operations.

Tackling 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 local parks, criminal damage or vandalism, for example graffiti or damage to public buildings.

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

•In the last few months a number of proactive patrols, targeted operations, and community meetings led by police and supported by partners have taken place in area to address community concerns around ASB, drug use and criminal damage in the park area, including both knife sweeps and Neighbourhood First led clear up operations.

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

Responding to and addressing community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5 driving offences.

•Increased visible foot and vehicle patrols in areas of reported excess speeding, and ASB driving in an attempt to deter and identify those involved.

•We are also continuing to partner with local CSW (community speed watch) groups in the area to plan days of action along roads reported by residents as problem areas.

•Work alongside our newly formed Fatal5 Roads Safety Team continues into the Summer

Tackling 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 local parks, criminal damage or vandalism, for example graffiti or damage to public buildings.

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

•In the last few months a number of proactive patrols, targeted operations, and community meetings led by police and supported by partners have taken place in area to address community concerns around ASB, drug use and criminal damage in the park area, including both knife sweeps and Neighbourhood First led clear up operations.

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

Responding to and addressing community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5 driving offences.

•Increased visible foot and vehicle patrols in areas of reported excess speeding, and ASB driving in an attempt to deter and identify those involved.

•We are also continuing to partner with local CSW (community speed watch) groups in the area to plan days of action along roads reported by residents as problem areas.

•Work alongside our newly formed Fatal5 Roads Safety Team continues into the Summer