Blakelaw has recently seen a spike of youth related ASB since 30th August, following 4 months of having the lowest levels of ASB across Newcastle.
Various tactics and operations are already in place or are planned, which include plain clothes and hi-vis uniform deployments, supported by local authority officers and youth outreach workers.
To date, 17 youths have already been identified as responsible for a range of offences including arson, affray, public order offences and traffic offences relating to e-scooters/ Surron bikes and off road bikes.