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Lincolnshire Police have issued a closure order on a property in Gainsborough which has been used for repeated incidents of anti-social behaviour (ASB).

Police say the Gainsborough community were being plagued by continued issues at a house on King Street, with some saying they felt like prisoners in their own homes.

A spokesman from Lincolnshire Police said: “This wasn’t acceptable to the local Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), which was receiving multiple complaints from residents about the behaviour.

“So, they have been working hard in the background to resolve the issue, including gathering evidence and taking statements – resulting in a closure order being granted by the court.

A closure order has been issued by Lincolnshire Police at a property on King Street, Gainsborough

“And we need to thank our community, which has offered our team a lot of help and support through this process despite concerns that they felt about being further targeted by coming forward.

“This is where our team stepped up to ensure we were making use of the of ASB legislation, which is there to protect the community.

“This legislation meant that we were able to take statements anonymously from people who felt too frightened to put their name to a complaint; we hope that by understanding this is an option, others may feel more confident in coming forward knowing we will do everything we can to protect them.

The closure orders following warrants carried out in September’s Operation Stronghold.

The court found that a person has engaged, or (if the order is not made) is likely to engage, in disorderly, offensive or criminal behaviour on the premises; the use of the premises has resulted, or (if the order is not made) is likely to result, in serious nuisance to members of the public; that there has been, or (if the order is not made) is likely to be, disorder near those premises associated with the use of those premises.

The court deemed that making a closure order was necessary to prevent future serious nuisance, similar behaviour, or disorder.

The order prohibits anyone from remaining on or entering the property with a few exceptions to allow maintenance and lasts for three months.

It is in place until 11.59pm on March 12, 2024.

Police issue closure order at Gainsborough property after anti-social issues