Reports of disorder at all eight coastal Metro stations in North Tyneside have decreased by almost 50 per cent in recent weeks – coinciding with the seasonal re-launches of Operations Maple and Coastwatch.

The total number of anti-social behaviour reports in those key locations has dropped from 105 to 56 between May 28 to June 24 this year compared to the same period in 2022.

That said we cannot be complacent and I will be pushing to see that the extra measures over the summer continue as needed.