The powers allows officers to instruct anybody who is causing – or is likely to cause – harassment, alarm or distress to others to leave the area, and gives them the power to seize any items suspected of being used to cause anti-social behaviour.
14:47, 29 Dec 2025Updated 14:52, 29 Dec 2025
The dispersal order covers the area round Green Park Street in Port Talbot(Image: Google Maps)
Police have been given extra powers to deal with anti-social behaviour in Port Talbot following a rise in reports of problems
An emergency 48-hour dispersal order is in place for the area around Green Park Street which allows officers to instruct anybody who is causing – or is likely to cause – harassment, alarm or distress to others to leave the area, and gives them the power to seize any items suspected of being used to cause anti-social behaviour.
South Wales Police said the order was a “preventative measure” following an increase reports of anti-social behaviour in the area. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here
The order – known as a section-35 order – came into force last night and runs until 6.30pm on Tuesday, December 30.
Inspector Jared Easton said: “The dispersal order is in place as a preventative measure following a recent increase in reports of anti-social behaviour in the area. We will have an increased presence and officers won’t hesitate to enforce the extra powers afforded to them in order to keep the community safe.”
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