Anti-social behaviour decreasing in certain areas of Jesmond
New information reveals Jesmond’s anti-social behaviour is decreasing yet there remains large amounts of complaints and fines.
By Grace Bamforth
Anti-social behaviour in Jesmond: Students collaborating in the street. Image by: Grace Bamforth
Noise complaints are decreasing in North Jesmond significantly more than South Jesmond, according to new data.
A Freedom of Information Act request revealed that between September and October 2022 there was a 39% decrease in noise complaints in North Jesmond, compared with 2023, with only a 12% decrease in South Jesmond.
The data supplied by Public Safety and Regulation at Newcastle City Council showed there was a total of 461 complaints for the last academic year in Jesmond, or around 12 complaints per we...