Cumbria Police have identified Ullswater Road in Penrith as an area of repeated anti-social behaviour by local youths.
In particular, the area around the railway station, McDonald’s, and Castle Park has been named as the worst area of Penrith for it.
Three dispersal orders were authorised in that Ullswater Road area, with people involved in or suspected to be involved in anti-social behaviour being given a formal direction to leave the area and face arrest if they refuse or return before the order expires.
A spokesperson from the Cumbria police said: “There have been a number of arrests as well as young people referred to the Child Centred Policing Team and Youth Offending Service.”
Youths causing issues have also been physically taken home to their parents and reported for offences.
Cumbria Police are seeking anti-social behaviour injunctions from the courts for the worst offenders.
If the courts serve the injunctions it will impose long-term curfew conditions and ban the individuals from entering certain areas of Penrith.
Cumbria Police said “We are working closely with British Transport Police, staff at McDonald’s and the station to ensure that the offenders are held to account and to make the area safer for everyone.”
Police are also asking that people continue to report any Anti Social Behaviour incidents which occur in the area.
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