Sheerness call for more to be done against anti-social behaviour

People in Sheerness are calling for more to be done to stop anti social behaviour in their community.

It's after Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott sent 75,000 questionnaires to householders in the 25 known hotspots for violence and anti-social behaviour.

The aim is to see if targeted local patrolling can drive down crime and arrest offenders.

The Isle of Sheppey is one of those areas the survey was sent to and residents, who live in the area, have had enough.

Brian Spoor said: "Criminality is not treated properly. Too many people are getting away with it, with just a slap on the wrist and that isn't good enough. If that's all they are going to get, people don't care if they get caught or not."

The Sheerness County Youth Centre has faced various cuts in recent years and the owner, Ray Fetherstone believes that's to blame.

He said: "If you want to put one word on it, there is a local of positive activity for young people today and that's why we've got a problem.

"Young people have more energy than we have and if you don't channel it in the right place then that's when we get issues like we are experiencing currently."

The summer holidays means kids have now finished school and that has people living in Sheerness worried but Kent police have assured that they will do all they can to make sure this doesn't become an issue.

PC Laura Day said: "We ill increase patrols over the school holidays and we now have child centred policing officers in every area in Kent police.

"It will be their duty will be to be out on patrol in the town centres and areas that we have ASB Hotspots.