Dear Residents,

Wishing you all a very happy and safe New Year 2026.

Get any new toys or gadgets for Christmas?

Be mindful burglars know that many households often have new and often expensive, items in their homes over Christmas.

Post Christmas crime prevention advice:

Avoid becoming an easy target for post-holiday burglars/robbers by not leaving boxes for new electronics and other items outside your wheelie bin.

With computer equipment, you might consider keeping the boxes for safe storage, or moving in the future.

Think about keeping broken-down boxes inside in a garage or loft, or taking them to recycle centres in the New Year.

Register your property on the national property marking database, search Immobilise online.

Arrest summary w/c 22nd December

Last week (22/12-28/12), 23 people were arrested throughout Wealden.

We arrested 3 drivers for being over the alcohol limit in Polegate and Heathfield - 2 of these were on Christmas day!

2 individuals were arrested for criminal damage in Hailsham and Crowborough.

10 people were arrested for assault, one of which was of an emergency worker, in Stone Cross, Pevensey, Wadhurst, Willingdon, Hailsham and Uckfield.

Other offences included burglary, drug driving, and stalking.

We continue to thank, and encourage residents to report incidents to police at the time, online or by calling 101 - in an emergency always call 999.

Domestic abuse - we're here 24/7, 365 to help

Don’t suffer in silence.

If you are suffering from domestic abuse we urge you to call us or speak to an officer.

Please put your trust in us – there is hope after abuse and taking the steps to report it will get you closer to a safer, brighter future.

You can call 101 or 999 in an emergency, if you call 999 but can’t speak, press 55 to get through to the police.

Whilst we often up our campaigns and awareness raising over Christmas and New Year period, remember we are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days per week - we will listen to you, we will take your situation seriously and we will leave you safer than before you called us.

Contact us

For non-emergency incidents or crime prevention advice, click www.sussex.police.uk (If you report a crime online, we will assess it in the same way as a 101 call).  

Call 101 when you do not require an urgent response. In an emergency when life is threatened or there is immediate danger always call 999.  

Speak to us face-to-face at a police station or contact the local policing team at www.sussex.police.uk/area/your-area.  

If you have a hearing or speech impairment, or other forms of communication difficulties.

Those with textphone can text 18001 101, or BSL users can use SignVideo to provide a Video Relay Service (here: https://signvideo.co.uk/), to report crime through a live online interpreter, who will contact the police on your behalf, when you do not require an urgent response.

In an emergency when life is threatened or there is immediate danger please use the textphone service 18000 or text us on 999.

BSL users can call 999 BSL (here: https://999bsl.co.uk/)  to use a British Sign Language interpreter.

For more information on textphone and Relay UK, including advice on downloading Apps with video guides please visit: https://www.relayuk.bt.com/how-to-use-relay-uk/contact-999-using-relay-uk.html.