By Three-year plan to crack down on anti-social behaviour in Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Special orders to crack down on bad behaviour in public spaces across Grimsby and Cleethorpes are being extended for another three years.
The move to renew PSPOs – Public Spaces Protection Orders – was announced today by North East Lincolnshire Council to mark the start of National Antisocial Behaviour Awareness Week.
Where the orders exist, council and Humberside Police officers can issue £100 fixed penalty notices for behaviour that causes nuisance, danger or distress.
Since their launch in 2019, more than 1,000 such fines have been handed out, mainly for cycling in Victoria Street, Grimsby, and taking dogs on the main beach in Cleethorpes during the summer.
The orders, which will now last until 2025, cover the following areas:
- Grimsby Town Centre;
- Peoples Park;
- Cleethorpes Town Centre and Seafront (Wonderland to the Leisure Centre);
- Cleethorpes Seafront from the Leisure Centre to North Sea Lane roundabout;
- Cleethorpes Country Park;
- Sidney Sussex Recreation Ground;
- Haverstoe Park
A separate Dog Control PSPO is also extended, which covers problems such as dog mess, not controlling animals in public spaces and restricted access to certain areas, such as the main Cleethorpes Beach during the summer season.
More than 50 per cent of people agree that PSPOs have helped in Cleethorpes Town Centre, the sea front and the Country Park. More than 90 per cent of people in the six areas supported the renewal of the orders. There was similar support for the extension of the dog order with approval ranging from 75 per cent to more than 90 per cent.
Welcoming the new PSPO extension, Council portfolio holder for Safer and Stronger Communities, Cllr Ron Shepherd, said: “There is a desire amongst us all within North East Lincolnshire to ensure we try to deter and stamp out behaviour that causes nuisance, distress and in some cases a danger to the safety of others.
“Take for example, cyclists who zoom along Victoria Street in the centre of town with absolutely no regard for others. I would ask them, what if it was your elderly grandmother who was walking down there and was struck by a bike and hurt? If people will not respect others and think about the possible consequences of their actions then we need to have the powers to stop and fine them,” he added.
