Positive action is being taken across Chesterfield in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour and provide reassurance for local communities.
Throughout 2024, Chesterfield Borough Council’s housing officers and community safety team have continued to work in partnership with Derbyshire Constabulary to take action on persistent nuisance behaviour following reports from concerned residents.
Since the start of the year, the council has been successful in obtaining two partial orders on properties following reports of anti-social behaviour and criminal activity.
The partial orders mean that nobody can enter the property while the order is in place, except for the tenant, the landlord emergency services or utility providers.
By obtaining the closure orders and limiting visitors to these properties, the council and police have helped to reduce anti-social behaviour in these areas and reassure neighbours that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.
The council has also served 11 Notice of Seeking Possession to tenants causing disruption to the local area. This acts as a final warning for tenants and if unwanted behaviours continue, the council will retake possession of property.
Additionally, an injunction to prevent anti-social activity has been applied to one property to help prevent actions that are causing anti-social behaviour from happening at this address.
Councillor Jean Innes, Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for housing, said: “Chesterfield is a safe place to live but like all towns and cities across the country, anti-social behaviour can be a concern in some areas. We are fully committed to tackling anti-social behaviour across the borough and ensure that everyone can feel safe in their homes and local community.
“Our housing officers continue to do some great work with our partners at the police to reduce this anti-social behaviour across our communities and help to reassure our residents that we will do all we can to ensure they feel safe and comfortable in their homes.
“To make sure we can continue to prevent nuisance behaviour having an impact, it is important that you report it to us as soon as possible so our teams can investigate and take appropriate action.
“Depending on the circumstances, we may ask that you report the issues to the police. But please be assured that we will not tell anyone that you have reported an issue. We will not use the information you have provided without your permission, and we will always keep you informed with the progress of your complaint.”
Derbyshire Constabulary’s Temporary Inspector, Danny Brooks, said: “As a force we are all too aware of the impact the anti-social behaviour can have on communities, and we work closely with our partner agencies to help combat these issues.
“The force launched Operation Shango in July 2023, which targets specific areas of the force, including parts of Chesterfield, with extra high visibility patrols.
“Since then, we have seen a 24% reduction in incidents within the hotspot area up to July 2024. Notably, during May, June, and July 2024, we observed a consistent decline in anti-social behaviour which has historically been our peak season for such issues.
“We will continue working with our partners to divert people away from committing this type of behaviour and ensuring that our town remains a safe and welcoming place to live, work and visit.
“But to do that we rely on reporting of incidents and issues to the force to ensure that we get an accurate picture of what issues are being seen where – and allow us to put our resources where they are needed most.”
Anti-social behaviour can be reported directly to the council via the My Chesterfield platform. Council tenants can also contact their housing officer by emailing housingmanagement@chesterfield.gov.uk.
More information on reporting ASB.
