Police received on average one report per month over suspected crime and anti-social behaviour at a house on Harrogate’s Mayfield Grove for the past decade, the Stray Ferret can reveal.
Figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request show 255 reports were made to North Yorkshire Police from the public about 38 Mayfield Grove since April 2008.
It amounts to at least one police visit a month on average for the last 13 years.
The house has been at the centre of crime concerns recently after North Yorkshire Police and Harrogate Borough Council ordered the property to be closed back in March.
The figures revealed today suggest a persistent problem at the property over anti-social behaviour. Since the closure, residents have called for more to be done about crime in the area and have met with officers, council officials and North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Philip Allott.
The Stray Ferret asked police for the most common reports made about the address and how many times police were called about each reason.
Of the most frequent reports, a total of 64 were related to public safety and included suspicious circumstances, insecure premises and concerns for safety.
Meanwhile, 27 were about anti-social behaviour.
Closure orders and crime concerns
The house has been ordered to close twice since 2005.
The latest order to shut the property down was made back in March by North Yorkshire Police and Harrogate Borough Council.
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The two organisations can apply to a court for a closure order if they have concerns about antisocial behaviour and criminal behaviour on premise.
Since then, the property has been allowed to reopen and officers have held community engagement events with concerned residents.
At an event held in June, many residents said they were worried about crime in in general in the area – not just individual properties.
Meanwhile, Philip Allott, North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, pledged to push for more police officers on Mayfield Grove.
He visited the street last week to hear concerns over anti-social behaviour and crime on Mayfield Grove and nearby Nydd Vale Terrace and Mayfield Terrace.
Mr Allott told the Stray Ferret:
“I will ask the police to step up neighbourhood policing in this area. I will ask them to target the drug dealers and make it hard for the supply chain to operate.”
