Motion detection services are performed in a wireless network (e.g., a cellular network) with reference to beamforming. Reference signals or other resources for motion detection based on RAdio Detection And Ranging (RADAR) are transmitted over one or more transmit beams or received over one or more receive beams. Any motion measured from reflections of the signals may be associated with one or more of the transmit or receive beams. A device configured to receive the reflections determines one or more motion measurements associated with one or more beams, and determines one or more motion state metrics associated with the one or more beams. The one or more motion state metrics are included in one or more motion state reports to a network entity (e.g., a radar server), which may be used for various operations in the wireless network.