Longlands and Beechwood

Youth Anti-Social Behaviour and Community Harm

Youth-related anti-social behaviour continues to impact communities across Middlesbrough South, particularly within Coulby Newham around the Parway Centre and McDonalds, Hemlington around the lake and Viewly Centre, Marton shops, Park End and Beckfield, Longlands and Beechwood, and Berwick Hills and Pallister and Nunthorpe. Residents have reported incidents of stone throwing at vehicles, disorder around retail premises, nuisance behaviour, criminal damage and intimidation.
Particular concern has been raised regarding:
•Stone throwing at vehicles in Coulby Newham.
•ASB around McDonald's, Stainton Way and Dalby Way.
•Youth congregation in retail and public spaces causing alarm to residents and businesses.
WHAT MBORO SOUTH NPT WILL DO
•Conduct targeted high-visibility patrols in identified hotspot locations.
•Continue joint working with Middlesbrough Council, schools, youth services and housing providers.
•Use AS13 warnings, Community Protection Warnings and Acceptable Behaviour Contracts where appropriate.
•Identify repeat offenders through CCTV, drone deployments and community intelligence.
•Escalate enforcement through Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs), injunctions and tenancy action against persistent offenders.
•Deliver early intervention and educational inputs to young people and families.
DESIRED OUTCOMES
•Reduction in reports of youth-related ASB.
•Reduction in stone throwing incidents and associated community harm.
•Increased confidence of residents and businesses.
•Improved behaviour within retail and public spaces

Clear Hold Build and Serious Organised Crime Disruption

The Clear Hold Build programme continues across the Middlesbrough East area, including communities within Brambles and Thorntree, Berwick Hills and Pallister, Longlands and Beechwood, and Park End and Beckfield.
Residents continue to experience the impact of:
•Organised crime group activity.
•Drug dealing and criminal exploitation.
•Associated anti-social behaviour.
•Community intimidation and fear of crime.
WHAT MBORO SOUTH NPT WILL DO
•Continue to support and deliver Clear Hold Build objectives with partner agencies.
•Target organised crime groups causing the greatest harm.
•Increase neighbourhood officer visibility within affected communities.
•Work closely with housing providers, local authority teams and community groups.
•Identify and safeguard vulnerable individuals at risk of exploitation.
•Deliver problem-solving plans aimed at preventing organised crime from re-establishing influence within communities.
DESIRED OUTCOMES
•Reduced organised crime group activity.
•Increased community confidence and resilience.
•Improved safeguarding of vulnerable people.
•Stronger partnership-led solutions addressing long-term community issues

Retail Crime and Persistent Shop Theft

Retail crime remains a significant concern across Middlesbrough South. Businesses continue to report persistent shop theft and repeat offending, particularly around retail locations on:
•Saltersgill Avenue in Longlands & Beechwood ward.
•Shelton Court in Brambles & Thorntree ward.
•Fosdyke Green in Park End & Beckfield ward.
•Other identified retail hotspots across the area.
Retail crime is often linked to substance misuse, anti-social behaviour and repeat offenders who cause disproportionate harm to businesses, staff and customers.
WHAT MBORO SOUTH NPT WILL DO
•Target prolific and repeat shoplifters through offender management plans.
•Conduct dedicated patrols within retail locations.
•Work closely with retailers, security staff and CCTV operators.
•Pursue Criminal Behaviour Orders against persistent offenders.
•Use intelligence-led activity to identify offenders and secure prosecutions.
•Address underlying causes through partnership working where vulnerability or addiction is identified.
DESIRED OUTCOMES
•Reduction in shop theft offences.
•Increased detections and positive outcomes against offenders.
•Improved confidence amongst retailers and staff.
•Safer and more welcoming retail environments