Community including retail outlets have raised issues with youth ASB including climbing onto roof tops, running into shops and verbally abusing staff and being a nuisance.

Drug dealing in local addresses bringing an undesirable element into the immediate area. This has the knock on effect of bringing the overall feel of the area down.

Closure and partial closure orders were executed at numerous addresses meaning the actual location is sytex'd up and locked up after joint work between Police and MBC.

Retail theft is a high priority for the town beat given the number of retail outlets. Several well known suspects shoplift from numerous shops on sprees targeting a variety of items often within a single day. This leaves staff feeling both vulnerable and frustrated.

Town beat team are working closely with the new Security Teams in town to provide as both a visual and active deterrent which is proving fruitful and resulting in arrests.