Another successful house closure application by your neighbourhood officers!

This Neighbourhood Policing Week of Action 2026 – as we shine a spotlight on the vital work that our neighbourhood officers, police community support officers (PCSOs) and volunteers do to keep the public safe - we want to tell you about some excellent work by Redcar’s neighbourhood officers.

Working in conjunction with Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and supported by Beyond Housing, they secured a three-month closure order for this house (pictured) on the town’s Ayton Drive on Friday (12^th June) after submitting evidence at court of repeated nuisance, ASB and criminality.

Redcar and East Cleveland Neighbourhoods Inspector Neil Deluce said: “Our communities across the district may have seen police and our partners increasingly turn to these orders when occupants persist in taking part in nuisance, antisocial or criminal behaviour, and they’re now an integral part of our strategy to keep our communities safe.

“They also serve as reassurance to the law-abiding majority of residents that together we will always do all we can to deal with people who constantly make life a misery for those living nearby - and as a reminder that we will NOT tolerate this kind of behaviour."

Cllr Neil Bendelow, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said: “I’d like to commend the police for taking this action as well as our own anti-social behaviour team and partner agencies for their supporting roles. Going to court is always a last resort and only happens after other attempts to resolve anti-social behaviour have failed. However, decent, law-abiding people deserve to live in peace in their own homes and neighbourhoods. We’ll continue to work closely with the police and others to support our residents.”