Youth related Anti-Social Behaviour

There has been a spike in reporting of youth related anti-social behaviour from the local businesses and residents in Town Centre area of Weston super Mare.

Officers from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team have been conducting high visibility patrols in the affected areas and following up with the local businesses and North Somerset CCTV. 18 individuals have already been formally identified and partner agencies engaged to determine the plan going forward, so that their behaviour can be addressed.

Further work is ongoing and will include collaboration between North Somerset Community Response, Children Social Services and Youth Offending Service, as well as following up with children’s parents to make sure they are aware of their children’s whereabouts and incidents they are involved in.

Additional resources for high visibility patrols, through Operation HOLD (hot spot policing to tackle anti-social behaviour), have already been secured and there will be more officers patrolling the streets of Weston Town Centre over the next 3 weeks.

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• 3 September 2025
  

  There have been 4 incidents involving youth violence in Weston Town Centre in the last 14 days and they are being investigated.

  The work surrounding youth related ASB and criminality will continue, however we do anticipate a decrease in youth related reports once young persons return to schools in September and the weather becomes less favourable.

  We are doing our best to tackle youth related ASB and criminality, steer those young persons involved away from offending, but at the same time bringing offenders to justice, so that our communities can feel safe and be safe.