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Crime levels overview
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May 2025 24 11.2%
Jun 2025 25 11.7%
Jul 2025 18 8.4%
Aug 2025 19 8.9%
Sep 2025 10 4.7%
Oct 2025 14 6.5%
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Local policing teams are groups of officers dedicated to serving the community. Teams are made up of officers based in the area, supported by additional officers from the wider area. 

Teams work closely with local authorities, organisations, partners and residents to decide policing priorities. This helps teams find long-term solutions to local problems. 

 

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    Denham Vokins

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    Rural Crime

    Supporting rural communities affected by rural crime, including but not limited to; residential burglary, machinery theft, animal or livestock worrying, illegal poaching and criminal damage.

    Policing our more rural areas to prevent and disrupt rural crime, and to identify those who use our more isolated areas of the district to conduct criminal activities, from fly tipping, damage to property and livestock worrying, to agricultural and equine theft.

    Issued 01 June 2026

    Action taken:

    •Officers continue to commit to rural patrols of our villages across the Lewes district, with a number of additional hours spent across the area, teams also continue to hold regular meetings for residents in which they can report and obtain first-hand updates on reported crimes, often with our Rural Crime Team in attendance.

    •Funded by the PCC for Sussex, a number of Selecta DNA marking kits have also been made available for rural farms, and communities to help offer further protection to farming equipment, machinery and tools as part of our continued commitment to helping safeguard our more rural locations from crime - please get in touch if you would like a kit.

    Actioned 01 June 2026

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    Operation Downsway

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

    Issued 01 June 2026

    Action taken:

    •Residents can expect to see continued targeted patrols, educational and enforcement activities across the district focused on targeting excess speed, distracted driving, as well as drink/drug driving as we head into the Summer months.

    •Officers continue to work closely 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.

    Actioned 01 June 2026

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