Police Ask Eastbourne Residents To Help Catch Dangerous Drivers

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 06:00

By Jade McLean

Residents in Eastbourne are being encouraged to come forward to help police catch dangerous drivers, following concerns about anti-social driving.

Its after residents approached The Eastbourne Neighbourhood Policing Team with concerns about anti-social driving and speeding in the area.

In response, Sussex Police and Eastbourne Community Safety Partnership are asking people to help increase Community Speedwatch schemes across the town.

Chief Inspector Di Lewis, district commander for Eastbourne, said:

“Anti-social driving is having a significant impact on some of our residents and we are working hard to try and deal with those having the most impact. As we come out of lockdown and into the summer months, we anticipate this may increase.

“To support this, we are looking for volunteers to become involved in Community Speedwatch and work with us to tackle this problem.

“We actively support volunteers in Sussex Police and this involvement will play a significant role in supporting policing in Eastbourne. If you feel you can make a difference and offer your time, please get in touch.”

Community Speedwatch (CSW) is a national initiative where, in partnership with the police, members of the public use detection devices to monitor local vehicle speeds.

All volunteers receive training, and neighbourhood policing team staff will support them.

The volunteers report drivers exceeding the speed limit to the police with the aim of educating drivers to slow down.

If the data proves a driver is ignoring repeated warnings, police can prosecute them.

The aim is to:

• reduce death and injury on the roads

• improve the quality of life for local communities

• reduce the speed of vehicles to the speed limit

• increase public awareness of inappropriate speed.

Eastbourne Community Safety Partnership has recently agreed funding for equipment to be used and deployed by Community Speedwatch schemes in Eastbourne.

Visit the Community Speedwatch website to register your interest or for more information. CSW Online works on behalf of the police and communities to organise and coordinate CSW activity.