Anti-social behaviour hits 17-month high in Chesterfield town centre

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Oct 2016, 09:49 BST
Updated 31st Oct 2016, 09:55 BST
Report anti-social behaviour to Derbyshire police on 101.Report anti-social behaviour to Derbyshire police on 101.
Report anti-social behaviour to Derbyshire police on 101.
Reports of anti-social behaviour in the heart of Chesterfield have reached a 17-month high, latest police figures show.

In August, officers received 103 calls about yobbish conduct in the town centre.

That was the highest since March 2015, when there were 123 reports.

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The news comes after the DT revealed that the number of police officers in Chesterfield is set to increase within days.

Picture: www.police.ukPicture: www.police.uk
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Earlier this year, Sergeant Dave Nicholls, the man in charge of the team which polices Chesterfield town centre, told us: "In my view, anti-social behaviour is not out of control in the town centre. We don't see it a lot.

"I'm not saying it doesn’t happen but personally I don’t believe it's a massive problem.

"Saying that, one incident of anti-social behaviour is one too many and we’ll do all we can to tackle it.

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