Harlow Council is working with other key partners – the police, schools and community organisations – to reclaim areas of the town that have been blighted by antisocial behaviour.
Councillor Joel Charles, the council’s Cabinet Member for Public Protection, marked Antisocial Behaviour Awareness Week in The Stow as part of continued efforts to improve community safety in that part of the town:
“Those who want to wage a campaign of anti-social behaviour should think twice if they plan to do so in Harlow. The council, working closely with the police, is focused on tackling those who think it is acceptable to cause alarm, distress or harassment.
“A visible enforcement presence is important. That is why the council’s community safety team regularly patrol anti-social behaviour hotspots in the town, often with officers from the neighbourhood policing team, to act as a deterrent.
“This year’s Antisocial Behaviour Awareness Week is about adopting new ways to take swifter action against perpetrators, so that each and every neighbourhood in the town is safer as a result. Building greater public trust and confidence in the response to anti-social behaviour is a council priority.”
The theme for Antisocial Behaviour Week (ASB) is Making Communities Safer. This ties into the council’s plan, Building Harlow’s Future, and its mission to protect our communities. The council is working to make sure every resident feels safe in any part of town at any time of day.
Joining Councillor Charles on the most recent visit to The Stow this week were Councillor Danielle Brown and members of the Safer Harlow Partnership and the council’s Community Safety team and local policing teams. As part of the visit there was also a discussion on existing and potential opportunities in The Stow and the neighbouring area for different activities which could help prevent ASB.
You can report ASB in several ways: