Tackling youth anti-social behaviour

We have been tackling key issues of street drinking and homelessness with our partners in Boston Borough Council, the Rough Sleeping Team and the Community Rangers. There have been 307 extra dedicated patrol hours with 16 arrests for offences such and possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply, and drunk and disorderly. We have used ASB legislations and processes to deal with youths entering abandoned buildings. ASB has fallen in the last three months in the town centre. You would expect this with the seasonal fluctuations we see in ASB, but anticipate that some of the reduction is down to the hard work of the team.

Tackling vehicle nuisance

Key ASB vehicle locations have been identified and target hardened. The response has been led by PC Jon Thornton. Engagement with those gathering to show off their cars has resulted in changes of behaviour. We have had assistance of the Special Constables from Lincoln who have completed engagement patrols and issues tickets for offences. There have been targeted patrols by the NPT as a team. We have not seen the repeat problems we saw in the autumn. We know there are still some issues with speeding but we have not had the same high number of vehicle nuisance reports.

Youth engagement