A DISPERSAL zone is in place in West Kirby this weekend as police crackdown on anti-social and criminal behaviour in the area.

The order is in place until 6pm on Sunday (May 26), Wirral Police confirmed on Facebook.

A statement in the page read: "Patrols will be stepped up in the area and officers from the force's mounted section will be on hand to provide a visible presence and deal with any incidents".

Served under Section 34/35 of the Anti-Social Behaviour & Policing Act 2014 it gives police and community support traffic officers powers to direct people they suspect "are causing or likely to cause crime, nuisance or anti-social behaviour to members of the public to leave a designated area for up to 48 hours".

The dispersal zone covers:

  • Croft Drive
  • Croft Drive East 
  • Caldy Road
  • Village Road
  • Hilbre View 
  • Grange Road
  • Orrysdale Road
  • Bridge Road
  • Meols Drive
  • Pinfold Lane
  • West Kirby Beach
  • Caldy Beach
  • Cubbins Green Beach

Under the legislation, police have the power to seize any item used in the commission of anti-social behaviour.

Should a person who has been previously told to leave the area return, an offence would be committed, which they may ultimately be arrested for.