REPORTS of antisocial behaviour decline in June across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, according to the latest figures.
In Christchurch crime dropped by more than a staggering 50 per cent from 336 reports of antisocial behaviour in May to just 120 in June.
Dorset Police responded to 1,279 reports of antisocial behaviour between June 1 and June 30, according to police.uk data - down from 1,463 reports in May.
This is the equivalent to more than 42 offences a day throughout June.
Antisocial behaviour is defined as 'behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household as the person' according to the Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003 and Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
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In Bournemouth there were 759 reported incidents of antisocial behaviour, in Christchurch there were 120 and in Poole there were 400 reports.
Here are the roads in BCP with the highest reported offences of antisocial behaviour in June 2021:
Christchurch Road - 10 reports
Gervis Place - 22 reports
Christchurch Road - 10 reports
Talbot Drive - 9 reports
Wimborne Road - 8 reports
Hobbs Road - 8 reports
Post Office Road - 8 reports
Southbourne Overcliff Drive - 8 reports
St Augustin's Road - 8 reports
St Clement's Road - 7 reports
Southcote Road - 7 reports
Landsdowne Crescent - 7 reports
Grove Road - 7 reports
Search in the map below to find where antisocial behaviour was reported in BCP:
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