‘Rowdy behaviour’ falling in Todwick

Todwick Neighbourhood Watch coordinator Norman Anderson told a recent parish council meeting that while figures for certain crimes in the village were plummeting, cases of anti-social behaviour were going up.

But this week police stressed that the number of reports received relating to nuisance or inconsiderate behaviour had ‘significantly’ fallen, when compared to the same time last year. They felt this highlighted the positive work carried out by officers and staff from partner agencies in the area.

Over a period from June to August last year, there were 34 reported incidents in Todwick, 29 of which related to rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour.

During the same three month period this year, there were 26 reported incidents and only 16 of these related to rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour.

Inspector Nick Gaskell: “This year’s summer figures for Todwick show a significant reduction in the number of reports relating to nuisance or inconsiderate behaviour, when compared to the figures from the same period last year.”

“In twelve months, we’ve almost halved the number of reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) related issues, despite the police often seeing a traditional spike in ASB during these summer months.”

“Reported antisocial behaviour does not just relate to young people causing nuisance or a disturbance, but can include incidents of dog fouling, inappropriately parking vehicles on pavements, graffiti or littering.”

“The drop in reported ASB incidents highlights the positive work carried out by police officers and staff from partner agencies, who are dedicated to working with members of the community to ensure their local neighbourhoods remain safe.”

During a recent Todwick Parish Council meeting anti-social behaviour continued to be a cause for concern for councillors.

Coun Brian White said damage had been caused to the roof of the village hall when two youths climbed onto it.

He called for a police presence in the village during ‘hot spot times.’

Mr Anderson said that some of the youngsters were coming in from outlying areas.

Coun Eileen Northall said that during the better weather there had been a lot of girls coming into Todwick, which seemed to make the problem worse.

She said: “There have been a lot of new faces and a lot of them are younger.”