A WORCESTERSHIRE village is still experiencing problems with anti-social behaviour, despite efforts from the police.
There have been reports of graffiti, and youngsters making lots of noise around the Rocky, Kempsey.
Tiles on the roof of the village's pavilion were damaged after a number of items were thrown onto the building on Sunday night. PC Alan Naulls told Kempsey Parish Council his team are doing all they can to tackle anti-social behaviour, which has been a consistent problem in the area.
"We are still getting reports of anti-social behaviour," he said. "We have reports of youths in the Rocky area, not necessarily causing damage, but general noise and there has been some more graffiti in the village, and we are looking into that.
"Obviously, we are still carrying out evening patrols and we are still visiting the youth club and talking to people we meet in the street late at night."
West Mercia Constabulary figures showed there were 92 reported incidents of antisocial behaviour between 2005 and 2006, but this rose to 191 last year. In August Inspector Clive Griffiths said he believed the situation in Kempsey was improving after the number of recorded crimes plummeted in the summer months.
However, this recent spate of problems appears to show anti-social behaviour is still an issue for the village.
Your Worcester News previously reported how residents were feeling terrorised by groups of youths.
They said a yob culture had developed which had included youngsters setting fire to litter bins, scratching cars, trespassing in gardens and vandalising a conservation area.
lFifteen-year-old villager Jade Swainson was issued with a two-year criminal anti-social behaviour order in August banning her from entering parts of Kempsey after villagers complained of her behaviour.
The order also bans the teenager, who lives with her grandad in Old Road South, from harassing people or causing them distress and from encouraging others to do so.
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