Thursday, July 17, 2025
Preston’s Neighbourhood Policing Team, working alongside Preston City Council, have secured a closure order at a problem address.
The address, on Whinfield Place, Ashton-on-Ribble, has been involved in a number of incidents involving anti-social behaviour and drug use.
Officers saw the order granted at Preston Magistrates Court this week (15th July 2025) under section 80 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, and closures are now active for three months which prohibits anyone from staying at the address overnight and only allows named individuals into the address for the purposes of cleaning.
Sergeant Weronika Wallis from Preston’s Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “We welcome the result of this closure order that was causing concern in the local community.
“This behaviour won't be tolerated, and this action demonstrates that we will take the appropriate action to safeguard people and deal with criminality.”
Op Centurion is a county-wide crackdown on anti-social behaviour, led by Lancashire Constabulary and backed by Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw, delivering his priority of getting tough on anti-social behaviour, with the support of our partners.