Dedicated anti-social behaviour (ASB) patrols across Cumbria have resulted in 22 arrests across the county.

A new campaign by Cumbria Police has resulted in almost 500 extra hours of officers on the streets.

Those officers have made 22 arrests and carried out 88 stop searches – resulting in a reduction of more than 30 per cent in antisocial behaviour across 18 hotspot areas across the county.

Operation Enhance is Cumbria Police's new county-wide crackdown on anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violence, alongside partners.

Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner secured an additional £1m of extra funding from the Government’s Hotspot Response Fund to target anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violence in hotspot areas across the county.

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There will be extra police patrols in areas identified as hotspots for anti-social behaviour and/or serious violence across the county. These areas include areas of Carlisle, Barrow, Workington, Whitehaven, Kendal, Penrith, Maryport, Cleator Moor, Ulverston and Bowness-on-Windermere.

These high visibility patrols will also target those who commit serious violence in these areas too – including arson, robbery and violence including sexual assaults - to ensure the safety of our communities.