24 Jan 2025
At Acis Group our Safer Communities Team work hard to create positive, respectful, and safer neighbourhoods. We work with local authorities across our communities and we pride ourself on our approach to antisocial behaviour, focusing instead on improving behaviours, building better relationships, and providing respectful communities.
On Wednesday 8 January 2025, Lincolnshire Police went to court and were granted a closure order at an Acis Group property in Gainsborough town centre. A closure order is used when there is serious and persistent antisocial behaviour, this order closes a property down for a period of three months, effectively stopping the behaviour and bringing relief to the community.
In this case the impact on the community was huge. Residents were scared to leave their own properties as they had witnessed drug dealing and drug use taking place. Unwanted visitors were hanging around in communal areas which was intimidating for residents.
We worked closely with the Gainsborough Neighbourhood Policing Team and local residents to gather the amount of evidence needed to obtain the closure order.
This is a great result for the community and shows that we don’t tolerate this level of antisocial behaviour in our communities. By working in partnership with the police and residents we have achieved peace and safety for our residents.