Middlesbrough Council recognise that crime, disorder, anti-social behaviour, drug misuse and environmental crime are high on the list of residents priorities for action.
In fact the most recent crime and disorder consultation found that the majority of residents 81% identified anti-social behaviour as their number one priority for action.

The good news is that the most recent town survey has indicated that 93% of residents believe that their neighbourhoods are safe, again residents main concerns were show to be young people hanging around the street (37%), anti-social behaviour (27%) and vandalism, graffiti and criminal damage (23%).

Middlesbrough Council’s Safer Communities Team are committed to addressing these issues.  The team is made up of neighbourhood safety officers, neighbourhood support officers, CCTV monitoring and surveillance staff and the community protection officer who removes of nuisance vehicles from the street to prevent arson and criminal damage.

In 2008 we will

• Keep residents informed about our efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour
• Work with others to ensure that parents take responsibility for the behaviour of their children
• Promote the Home Office RESPECT agenda which encourages people to treat one another with respect and consideration
• Address teenagers hanging around on the streets
• Remove abandoned and burnt out vehicles within 24 hours

Please view a copy of the Community Protection Service bulletin for November by following the link in the downloads section to the right of the screen