ANTISOCIAL behaviour in Barnsley has dropped by a fifth, councillors have been told.
Paul Brannan, head of the council’s Safer Neighbourhood Services, told a meeting of the overview and scrutiny committee that Barnsley had seen a 21 per cent reduction in antisocial behaviour when comparing figures from 2016 to 2017.
He said there had been a ‘significant decrease’ in the town centre.
Reports for the borough overall have fallen from about 10,000 to 8,000 but Mr Brannan said it is important to make sure the ‘statistics reflect the reality’ of how people feel and the perception of antisocial behaviour.
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