Anti-social behaviour week in Bridlington
There's an event in the town tomorrow.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has joined a national campaign that is bringing together people and organisations from across the country, to take a stand against anti-social behaviour and make communities safer.
The council is joining forces with the police and other community partners to run several street surgeries across the East Riding throughout the week to mark the launch of the UK’s first official ASB Awareness Week.
The date for the street surgery in Bridlington is Tuesday 20 July, between 10am and 12pm. The surgery will be held on Bessingby Gate and Matson Road on West Hill Estate, Bridlington. Present will be officers from the council, Cllr Andy Walker and representation from Humberside Police. The surgery is in response to ongoing concerns of ASB in and around some of the flats and other properties in the area.
Running from July 19 to 25, ASB Awareness Week – Making Communities Safer aims to encourage communities to take a stand against ASB and highlight the options available to those facing it.
The week of action is bringing together people and organisations from across the country to take a stand and work together to make communities safer.
Organised by community safety specialists Resolve, ASB Awareness Week is being backed by the Home Office, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Local Government Association (LGA), National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the National Fire Chiefs’ Council (NFCC).
Concerns have recently been raised to the ASB team through the use of the community trigger in relation to nuisance motorbikes in the area of Auburn Close, Bridlington. Residents had raised concerns that motorbikes had been accessing a strip of land that is between the houses and farmers’ fields, this has caused noise nuisance to the residents and also fear of an accident happening. Although it was felt that some of the motorbikes were from the direct area, it was felt that some were accessing the land from a housing area across the main road, meaning the bikes were potentially being ridden across this road and on to the land. Often the bikes are not road legal, without number plates and with riders not wearing safety helmets - this is putting other road users and themselves in danger.
Part of the community trigger process is for all agencies involved to meet and discuss; how many reports each agency has received, what each agency has done, and what if anything else can be done to help alleviate the concerns.
The ASB team conducted an environmental visual audit of the area, looking at specific access and egress points. Asking the questions; what were they used for? Are they required? Some had been made often where gaps in natural hedgerows had allowed a path to be formed. Others had been where fences had been broken or damaged and again formed a path. If these could be fixed, repaired or blocked to stop access through these routes it would go some way to alleviate the concerns and make it harder for bikes to access the area.
Residents are encouraged to continue to report the nuisance to the Police via the 101 system or online reporting.
Portfolioholder for public health and tackling inequalities at the council, Kerri Harold, said:
“Anti-social behaviour can have a devastating impact on the lives of residents in some communities. That is why our hardworking ASB team at the council are having a strong presence on streets across the East Riding this week to give our residents the opportunity to speak to an officer fact-to-face about issues they may be aware of.
“ASB is always a challenge but by working alongside the police and other community partners, we believe we can make sure the East Riding remains a safe place for our residents to live.”
Chief executive of Resolve, Rebecca Bryant OBE, said:
“We need to change the way we think about ASB. It is not low-level crime. It devastates the lives of victims and communities and can be a precursor to more serious crime.
“As the nation begins to recover from the impact of the pandemic and our society and economy celebrates the start of return to normal life, it is important that the challenge of ASB continues to be given the priority it needs nationally and locally so that people feel safe in their homes and communities.
“We are delighted to have East Riding of Yorkshire Council involved in this hugely important and successful campaign.
“It is vital to develop partnership approaches across communities to deal with the growing challenges around ASB.
“Everyone has the right to feel safe in their home and community.”
For more information, visit https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/living/crime-and-community-safety/anti-social-behaviour/