The Neighbourhood Policing Team is taking proactive action to tackle the illegal use of e-scooters and e-bikes and the associated anti-social behaviour within the area.
- Increase high-visibility patrols on foot and in marked police vehicles in identified hotspot locations.
Identify individuals responsible for anti-social behaviour and deal with them robustly using appropriate enforcement powers.
- Enforce the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), issuing tickets to those found breaching the order.
-Issue Section 59 warnings where vehicles are being used in a manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public.
- Utilise Section 165 Road Traffic Act powers to seize e-scooters and e-bikes being used unlawfully.
- Gather intelligence and target repeat offenders and locations linked to nuisance and anti-social use of e-scooters and e-bikes.
- Conduct targeted operations and days of action alongside partner agencies to disrupt offending and reassure the community.
Results and Ongoing Activity:
Over 200 e-scooters and e-bikes have been seized in the last 12 months as part of ongoing enforcement activity.
The Neighbourhood Policing Team's next Day of Action is scheduled for 27 November, with additional support from partner agencies and specialist policing resources to target offending and improve community safety.