A Hemel Hempstead property linked to suspected drug activity and anti-social behaviour was closed on Monday, following an application by Dacorum police’s Community Safety Unit (CSU).
The order was granted at St Albans Magistrates’ Court to close the flat in Hosking Court, Maylands Avenue on February 13, for three months, following numerous complaints from residents about anti-social activity.
The three-month partial Closure Order, granted under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, states that for the next three months the only people permitted to enter the property are the tenant, Hightown Housing Association (HHA) and their agents, and the emergency services. Anyone who breaches the terms of the order could face arrest, a fine, imprisonment or both.
Prior to the order being granted, the CSU worked closely with officers from the borough’s Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) and HHA, which owns the property, to gather evidence of the anti-social behaviour which was having a detrimental effect on neighbours.
Sergeant Mike Saunders, from Dacorum CSU, said: “We hope this result will provide some respite from the ongoing issues suffered by neighbours and improve their quality of life.
“Our SNT colleagues will continue to regularly patrol the area, but in the interim we have asked neighbours to report any breaches of the order to us as soon as possible so we can take further action if required.
“If you have information about suspected drug activity and anti-social behaviour in your neighbourhood, please don’t hesitate to report it to us. We will take it seriously and we will do all we can to prevent it from adversely affecting the lives of decent, law-abiding people who live nearby.”
You can also report information online, speak to an operator in the Force Communications Room via the online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101.
Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form.
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