Police and enforcement officers have dealt with an average of three anti-social drinkers each day since an order was introduced to stop drunken nuisance in Northampton.
In March 2009, the town introduced a Designated Public Places Order (DPPO) to help police deal with alcohol-related anti-social behaviour.
Since then the police and other accredited officers have been able to confiscate alcohol from people drinking in a public place if it was causing, or looked as though it could lead to, anti-social behaviour.
In that time, there have been 2,544 incidents involving 4,453 people. More than 2,300 bottles, cans or glasses of alcohol have been confiscated and 12 people have been arrested.
Northampton Borough Council is now conducting a survey asking if people have been affected by alcohol-related anti-social behaviour and if they support the town’s approach to dealing with it.
Councillor David Mackintosh, leader of Northampton Borough Council, said: “Alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour intimidates communities and presents an unpleasant impression of our towns and cities. The Northampton DPPO has been a useful tool for helping the police to deal with anti-social street drinking. It will be interesting to hear people’s views on the issue.”
The consultation runs until August 31. Surveys are available from the council’s community safety team on Northampton 837752 or from www.surveymonkey.com/s/ alcoholrelatedasb