A two bedroom flat in Letchworth has been closed due to anti-social behaviour of the tenant and her associates.

The order was granted at Stevenage Magistrates Court to close the property in Townley on Friday (December 2), for three months.

Officers had received numerous complaints regarding drug-related activity at the address, where a 28-year-old woman lived.

The housing association, settle, had also received complaints from residents regarding ASB connected to the address, which was having a detrimental effect on their lives.

Working with settle and other agencies, officers applied to have the address closed for a three month period to give the community some respite from the issues while the problem is addressed.

The Closure Order was granted under Section 80 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. It bans anyone from entering the property during this time.

ASB Officer Jeanette Dallimore, said: “Officers were called to the address on numerous occasions due to reports of anti-social behaviour and this behaviour was escalating”.

“Local residents should not have to put up with this kind of activity impacting on their daily lives. I hope this has reassured the community that we take reports like this very seriously and along with our partners, have worked extremely hard to gather evidence to support the closure order application.

“We will use every available tactic to tackle ASB and I would continue to urge members of the community to continue to report this kind of behaviour to the police.”

You can contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Officers by calling 101. You can also report information online at herts.police.uk/report.