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Old Town — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Sussex Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Monday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm

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In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Sussex Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

23 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (14): ▲ 9 (64%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences11 · 48%
  • Criminal damage and arson5 · 22%
  • Anti-social behaviour2 · 9%
  • Vehicle crime2 · 9%
  • Drugs1 · 4%
  • Other theft1 · 4%
  • Other 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

12 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified7 · 58%
  • Unable to prosecute suspect3 · 25%
  • Local resolution1 · 8%
  • Awaiting court outcome1 · 8%

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

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; starting soon, aimed offering a high visibility police presence will soon see a number of extra hours spent in the town, with significant arrests for business crime related offences, which will published on social media and on our Sussex Police website when made. • Successful arrest locally of known male shoplifter, earlier this year 10 counts of shoplifting, charged and issued prison sentence, and the first in Eastbourne to be placed on a 12 months tagging system along with a criminal behaviour order restricting male from entering Co-op.

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

Public events & surgeries

Sept - Meet your ward officers

2026-09-24 · Community Wise, Ocklynge Rd, Eastbourne

At Community Wise on Ocklynge Rd, Eastbourne BN21 1PY

December - PCSO catch up, Albert Parade, Old Town

2026-12-15 · Albert Parade, Old Town outside the CO-OP

Old Town on 15th December 10am at Albert Parade outside the CO-OP

December - PCSO catch up, Albert Parade, Old Town

2026-12-15 · Albert Parade, Old Town outside the CO-OP

Albert Parade Old Town outside CO-OP

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.