City 'to take stand' against anti-social behaviour

Information pop-up events about anti-social behaviour will take place this week at various sites across the city

Wolverhampton City Council is joining a national campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) in a bid to keep residents safe.

ASB Awareness Week, which began on Monday, aims to encourage communities to make a stand against such behaviour by reporting it via dedicated channels and not "suffer in silence".

The council and its partners, including West Midlands Police and the Wolverhampton ASB Team, will be carrying out community engagement activities and patrols.

School Intervention Officers and Violence Reduction Partnership will be working with local schools to educate pupils about the issue.

There were information pop-ups at Bilston Indoor Market on Monday and Warstones Library on Tuesday.

Further pop-ups will take place at the Avion Centre in Whitmore Reans on Wednesday from 11:00 to 14:00 BST, the Civic Centre on Friday from 12:00 to 13:00 BST and Wolverhampton bus station on Friday from 14:30 to 16:00 BST.

Councillor Obaida Ahmed said: "We know that anti-social behaviour can cause a great deal of distress, and that's why we're committed to working with the public and other organisations across Wolverhampton to investigate and resolve issues as soon as possible.

"Statistics show that 56% of victims and witnesses don't report ASB, but nobody should suffer in silence. So, our message is clear – if you see something, make sure you report it."

Incidents can be reported to the Wolverhampton ASB Team on 01902 556789, by email via [e-mail] or online.

The police can also be called on 101 or 999 in an emergency.