Following concerns expressed by residents to neighbourhood officers, several workshops have been held at The Snaith School to discuss the issues with youngsters.

PC Janet Anderson said: "We've been working closely with The Snaith School, educating pupils about the effects of anti-social behaviour.

"Don't Get Labelled is a campaign launched at the school to tackle this issue. It makes students think about the ways they can be labelled in their local communities because of their actions, dress code or behaviour.

"The aim is to make the students think about gang mentality, and that the choices they make have a huge impact on their life in the future."

PC Anderson added: "Overall, working with the school, we've seen a decrease in problems with anti-social behaviour, and the students have given us some great feedback."

Police have also been working closely with local residents and shopkeepers, who've raised concerns about parking offences, HGVs travelling down unsuitable roads and nuisance bikers.

PC Anderson said: "Working with the town council, we're dealing with the parking and driving offences positively.

"I've been working with shopkeepers to address local concerns of people urinating in doorways and the consumption of alcohol in public places.

"In the past month, we've charged one person with three breaches of his ASBO, two separate individuals were charged with public order offences, three nuisance motorcycles have been seized and several people have been dealt with regarding driving offences.

"The number of calls regarding anti-social behaviour in Snaith have now been reduced during recent months. However, given the onset of the summer months, we will continue to be vigilant and work with residents and shopkeepers to tackle this problem."