Sent on behalf of PC Skye Williams

Dear Resident,

There continues to be a minority of people causing alarm to people living in Kemsley and Milton owing to the anti-social behaviour they are causing by riding off-road bikes and quad bikes across footpaths, playing fields and land belonging to others; not to mention it is illegal to ride such a bike without insurance, a licence and a registration plate on display.  This is dangerous to pedestrians and dangerous to the riders, often not wearing a crash helmet.  I am looking at stopping this type of behaviour, but I need your help.  If you know anyone who owns such a bike or you know someone that is riding their bikes on footpaths and play parks, please contact me in confidence and provide me with their names and if possible, their address.  I will conduct home visits and apply pressure to these individuals and their parents to stop this behaviour.

What is antisocial behaviour?

There are three main categories for antisocial behaviour, depending on how many people are affected:

Vehicle nuisance or inappropriate use: This relates to vehicles being used in acts such as street cruising (driving up and down the street causing annoyance and bothering other road users), vehicle convoys and riding or driving on land other than a road. It also covers the misuse of go-peds, motorised skateboards and electric-propelled cycles, and the unlicensed dealing of vehicles where a person has two or more vehicles on the same road within 500 metres of each other.

Find out how to report anti-social behaviour:  https://www.police.uk/pu/services-information/antisocial-behaviour/report-antisocial-behaviour/