Local officers close down Congleton ASB house

A property in Congleton that brought misery to the local community has been closed down by police.

Officers received numerous reports regarding anti-social behaviour involving drug activity and many disturbances at the address on Fern Crescent with people visiting the address day and night.

After gathering enough evidence, and working in partnership with Regenda Homes, officers from the Congleton Beat Team attended Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 1 May where they were granted a three-month closure order.

The occupants of the address have been ordered to leave the property and find alternative accommodation.

All windows and doors are now boarded up and will remain boarded up for a period of three months. Anyone who enters the address during that time is committing an offence and can be arrested.

PC Helen Weeks said:

“We are determined to make the community a safe environment for everyone, and closure orders allow us to do this.

“The occupants were given ample opportunity to seek assistance from external agencies however these offers of support were not taken up. Our next step was to obtain a closure order from the courts.

“The behaviour around the Fern Crescent property is totally unacceptable and I know that residents will be greatly relieved to hear the news today.

“I hope our ongoing work to tackle these issues in our neighbourhoods will provide some reassurance to the communities we serve that we will use every power available to us to restore some normality to the area.

“As always, we can’t do this without the support of the communities we serve, and I would urge anyone who has concerns about anti-social behaviour related issues to please report it to us and we will do the rest.”

Anyone with concerns about ASB in their area is asked to report it to Cheshire Police via the website or call 101.

Congleton residents are asked to complete a Residents’ Voice survey about issues in their community, you can do so by visiting:  

https://www.cheshire.police.uk/police-forces/cheshire-constabulary/areas/cheshire/campaigns/congleton/residents-voice/

Pictured left to right - PCSO Karen Linton, PC Helen Weeks, Tenancy Enforcement Officer for Regenda Homes, Cheryl O’Hagan.