Motcombe — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Sussex Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Monday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Sussex Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
24 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (28): ▼ 4 (14%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Anti-social behaviour9 · 38%
- Violence and sexual offences9 · 38%
- Criminal damage and arson2 · 8%
- Other crime2 · 8%
- Other theft1 · 4%
- Vehicle crime1 · 4%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
15 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified8 · 53%
- Unable to prosecute suspect5 · 33%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 7%
- Further action is not in the public interest1 · 7%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
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.
• Continued work alongside partners and youth organisations, including schools and colleges to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB. • Additional patrols in local parks, and open green spaces in the area to address and take action against reports of ASB in the form of nuisance caused by youngsters in the area. • Work continues with roads safety units to conduct enforcement and educational checks in areas of reported ASB driving associated with off road bikes, and e-scooters.
Set: 2026-06-01
Acquisitive crime including theft from and theft of motor vehicles.
•Extra patrols focused in areas of reported theft from or of motor vehicles, namely moped/two wheeled vehicles, with patrols aimed at deterring crime and identifying suspects. •Arrests have been made following recent spate of vehicle crime, details of those published to our Eastbourne Police Facebook page and the Sussex Police news page on our Sussex Police website.
Set: 2026-06-01
Business Crime Supporting businesses in targeting repeat offenders, and working to reduce business crime through collaborative work, through both increased patrols, and police and partner led operations to tackle business crime, and bring those responsible to justice.
• Additional patrols under the Summer Of Action initiative aimed offering a high visibility police presence will see a number of extra hours spent in the town in the coming months, with significant arrests for business crime related offences being published on social media and our Sussex Police website. • Successful arrest locally of known male shoplifter, 10 counts of shoplifting, charged and issued prison sentence, and place on a 12 months tagging system along with a criminal behaviour order restricting male from entering Co-op.
Set: 2026-06-01
Public events & surgeries
September - Meet your ward officers at Community Wise, community café drop in
2026-09-24 · Ocklynge Rd, Eastbourne
Join your Motcombe PCSO at Community Wise, Community Café for a chat and catch up on the work being conducted in your area to tackle issues raised by communities.
November - Meet your ward officers at Community Wise, community café drop in
2026-11-26 · Ocklynge Rd, Eastbourne
Join your Motcombe PCSO at Community Wise, Community Café for a chat and catch up on the work being conducted in your area to tackle issues raised by communities. 26th November at Community Wise at 10.30am
November – Motcombe, Community Wise, community café drop in
2026-11-26 · Ocklynge Rd, Eastbourne
Join your Motcombe PCSO at Community Wise, Community Café for a chat and catch up on the work being conducted in your area to tackle issues raised by communities.
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Team locations
- Eastbourne - 1 Grove Road Customer Contact Point (station)1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TW
Nearby teams in Sussex Police
All Sussex Police neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Sussex Police.