A house in Dartford has been issued with a closure order after repeated gatherings and incidents of antisocial behaviour.

Kent Police has been called to a single property in William Mundy Way on 33 different occasions since March, with callouts related to excess noise and members of the public being harassed by people attending the property.

Police officers regularly dispersed groups from the address, but due to it being primarily rented for weekends, the individuals involved were often different groups of people.

The continual issues, coupled with breaches of Coronavirus regulations, led to officers in Kent Police’s Dartford Community Safety Unit applying for a closure order at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on Friday May 28.

The application was successful and the order makes it an offence for anyone, aside from the landlord or an approved contractor, to attend the property.

The order will remain in place for three months and anyone found in breach of it risks arrest.

Police Constable Tony Quilter, the officer who made the application, said: "The people visiting this address demonstrated a brazen disregard for public safety and the wishes of the surrounding community.

"Despite repeated attempts to engage with them, they refused to change their behaviour.

"We have no tolerance for antisocial behaviour and will always work with our partners to take the most robust, but proportionate, course of action. This approach has ultimately led to us making the successful application to the courts.

"I would encourage anyone affected by similar issues to make a report to us so we can assess the circumstances and take the necessary action."

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