0:00:02 > 0:00:05Our lives are blighted by antisocial behaviour,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07whether it's nuisance neighbours...
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Will you let us in, please?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13..graffiti on the streets or too much booze.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15You need to make your way away from here right now.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17This is the story of the police officers...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19This is the police, are you in here?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21You have been drinking a bit today, haven't you?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23..council wardens...
0:00:23 > 0:00:27This is antisocial behaviour because it affects everybody.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31..and local volunteers whose job it is to keep it off our streets.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Let's go do some good.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Welcome to Street Patrol UK.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Today.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46How two Exeter residents fight back against a deluge of youthful
0:00:46 > 0:00:48antisocial behaviour.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54They can party, just give the people that live here permanently a break.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58The planning officers of Newham who've found a unique way
0:00:58 > 0:01:00to beat brothels operating on their patch.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And we hope this will stop quite quickly.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Hopefully, within 24 or maybe 48 hours, it won't be here any more.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And on patrol with North Lanarkshire's Antisocial Behaviour
0:01:13 > 0:01:18Response Team, as they tackle the scourge of noisy neighbours.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21You can't sleep if it's constant noise.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Our first story is about a problem that is as old as the hills -
0:01:42 > 0:01:43prostitution.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Now, it might not be something you've come across before but,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49if you lived in a house that was next door to a brothel,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53you wouldn't want to have to put up with all the comings and goings on
0:01:53 > 0:01:55at different times of the day and night.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59But now, it's not the police but the council who are cracking down.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Newham, the heart of East London and host to the 2012 Olympic Games.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14At the council offices on Dockside, they are dealing with
0:02:14 > 0:02:17a wholly different kind of attraction.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Christine Lyons is a Planning Enforcement Manager
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and today she is leading raids on unlawful brothels.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Brothels across London are an increasing problem.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Within Newham, we've taken a very different approach
0:02:33 > 0:02:35to dealing with those.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37In normal incidences, brothels are dealt with by the police
0:02:37 > 0:02:40or by other agencies.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42The use of a property as a brothel requires planning permission
0:02:42 > 0:02:46and therefore we've used the planning process to go out
0:02:46 > 0:02:49on site, enter premises we know may be used as brothels
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and take the relevant action to get rid of those brothels.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55It's a very good approach, it's a very quick approach
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and it makes enforcement in Newham very, very successful.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02We're off to five sites tonight.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Using planning laws to close down brothels operating
0:03:06 > 0:03:09out of residential houses and flats is an innovative approach.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11We should be finished by about 12 o'clock.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13And it seems to be getting results.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17The police will be going out with us, we'll have four police officers,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19and they'll assist us in both getting into the premises
0:03:19 > 0:03:21and also assist us in ensuring that
0:03:21 > 0:03:23we're safe while in the premises but also that
0:03:23 > 0:03:25the people we deal with are safe.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31For council enforcement officers like Paul Singleton,
0:03:31 > 0:03:35moving in on a suspect property is a step into the unknown.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39You don't know how many people will be in the premises, you don't know if they are wanted for other offences
0:03:39 > 0:03:44and, if we get issues with antisocial behaviour where there is
0:03:44 > 0:03:48a volatile element to it, then we can call in for back up as well,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51so it works really well having an enforcement police team with us.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Their first visit is to a known brothel in a residential house.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Last week, Christine and the team visited and issued
0:04:03 > 0:04:08a warning to the occupants to stop their unlawful business activities.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Hi, ladies, you look very nice, you had many men in here today?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Today, she wants to search for any evidence to check
0:04:16 > 0:04:19whether the residents are not complying.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Do you live here all the time?- Eh? - Do you live here?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Do you live here?
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Yeah, I live here.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Is this your house? You don't have many belongings though, have you?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- I've only lived here for four months. - You've lived here for four months?
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Christine knows the signs of a working brothel all too well.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I'll show you what makes it a brothel.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44When you know it is not being used for somebody to purely live in,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47is the fact that there is no bedding on the bed, if you look
0:04:47 > 0:04:51at the bed, the bed has no bedding on it, it just has like a sheet.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55How many people just have that?
0:04:55 > 0:04:56This room only me and my husband.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Yeah, you and your husband. Brilliant.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03The working girls also know the drill,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07they've been told to say they have husbands and it's a family home.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Where is he working?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- This country, not working. - Not working.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13You can't run this sort of business in a property.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- No business. This is family house. - Yes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19But Christine and the team aren't fooled.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22We've come in today to issue a notice against the use
0:05:22 > 0:05:25of the property as a brothel, obviously now the landlord
0:05:25 > 0:05:28will know what is going on and hopefully the landlord will
0:05:28 > 0:05:32suggest they either stop what they are doing or they move out.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34That's obviously our best option.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Our best option is that they do move on.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40We will be back next week to see you again.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41You coming next week?
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- Yes, every week we will be here. - No problem.- Yep, that's great.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52While they didn't catch them doing business today,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Newham Council will make a further inspection.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58If the landlord doesn't comply, he will be taken to court.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Using planning laws to shut down immoral businesses also
0:06:05 > 0:06:08throws up other activities operating on the margins.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14This property is designated in public records as a warehouse
0:06:14 > 0:06:17but it is apparently being used for something else.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23The team knows that the ground floor has been used as a brothel
0:06:23 > 0:06:28in the past but there are no signs of activity here today.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30KNOCKING
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Christine issues a stop notice, which tells the owners
0:06:42 > 0:06:46and occupiers they have to stop the unlawful use of the premises.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Basically, even though the downstairs was a brothel,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56both properties shouldn't be here either because this should be
0:06:56 > 0:07:00a warehouse, so what they have done is converted what was a warehouse
0:07:00 > 0:07:04into flats. So, as we are here, we might as well have a look round.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07This place should be a warehouse.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Can we have a look in?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11This officer is from Newham Council.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12I am from Newham Council.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- She has a right of entry.- Yeah.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18It becomes evident when they get upstairs that the
0:07:18 > 0:07:21premises are being used for rough accommodation.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27But if you are working then why are you living in such horror?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31I am still looking for accommodation, you know?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34And who lives in here?
0:07:34 > 0:07:35So this is your bed here?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- You sleep on this?- Yes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42And all these belongings belong to you as well?
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Yes, some papers, yeah.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Do you work for the man in the shop?
0:07:45 > 0:07:50No, no, I wanted to find a place and I didn't find so...
0:07:50 > 0:07:53So he offered you a desk to sleep on?
0:07:53 > 0:07:58No, I am an asylum applicant.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00The police will want to speak to you on this one.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01There are no signs of a brothel here,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05but it looks like someone is making a few bob putting up asylum seekers.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10From having a look, there are three rooms which have all been vaguely
0:08:10 > 0:08:13changed into habitable bedrooms,
0:08:13 > 0:08:18if you can call that...that in there a bed, and then down here we have
0:08:18 > 0:08:25got a very basic kitchen, microwave, some sort of hob.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33Basic bathroom, it's all a bit grubby and not very nicely kept.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36This is what Newham is trying to get rid of, is all this disgusting
0:08:36 > 0:08:40sort of accidental housing which this is, isn't it?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Just somebody trying to make some money out of some people that
0:08:43 > 0:08:46you've seen that are a bit vulnerable.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49We will be back next week to see you again, I think.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51It's very typical of the addresses we go to,
0:08:51 > 0:08:52the standards are very poor
0:08:52 > 0:08:55but they often accept it because they don't feel they can change it
0:08:55 > 0:08:59because they're not here legally and can't raise their heads above the parapet.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04Unfortunately, we do find a lot of properties like this
0:09:04 > 0:09:06do result in an arrest for immigration.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09About 300 in the last year.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14The man will be handed over to the immigration authorities
0:09:14 > 0:09:17and the landlord of the property will be informed that a stop notice
0:09:17 > 0:09:19has been issued.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Later, Newham's antisocial enforcement team catch one unlucky
0:09:25 > 0:09:29punter in a very embarrassing situation.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Can I ask you a stupid question, what were you doing here?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Sorry, I was just...
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- Just what?- Sorry about that.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Many towns in the UK are home to places of further education
0:09:44 > 0:09:46which means a swell in youthful population
0:09:46 > 0:09:48at certain times of the year.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50And where you get lots of young people,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53you are also going to get lots of partying.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56But sometimes those high spirits can get out of hand.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02And there are some young people who aren't just burning the candle
0:10:02 > 0:10:08at both ends, but indulging in truly antisocial behaviour.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Exeter is one of the UK's quality red brick university towns.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24People love living here.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27This place is absolutely gorgeous.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31It's a nice area, it's quiet, there's parking.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32It's pleasant.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41And, with over 19,000 students, the city can be a lively place.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45They seem to have parties every other night
0:10:45 > 0:10:47and they go on for quite a long time.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51While plenty of hard work goes on here,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55there are sometimes tensions between the residents.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58There is a definite separation between the locals and the students.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00The other day a man came out of his house yelling,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03"You're all evil scum, you're all students."
0:11:03 > 0:11:06You do come here to get a degree but you have got to enjoy yourself
0:11:06 > 0:11:08while you are here.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12The last two years I have done some stuff that I am not proud of and,
0:11:12 > 0:11:15if I told my mum, she would definitely not be proud of me.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21And not everyone is enjoying the student lifestyle.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24When I've got to get up at six o'clock every weekday
0:11:24 > 0:11:27and they're playing music until 3am, on a week day, it's quite annoying.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31For local residents John and Sherree,
0:11:31 > 0:11:36their quiet street can often feel like it's overrun with youngsters.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39And they seem to be surrounded on all sides.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Private, student, student, I think that is private.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45But a lot of this up and through here is students.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50That's private, that's private, that's students,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52that's students.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53STUDENTS SHOUT
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Wonderful.- That's without drink.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Did you hear that, "How many beers have you had?"
0:12:05 > 0:12:07So, we are surrounded.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14These people are our future lawyers, doctors, police officers.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18People that are supposed to hold respect.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25John suffers from debilitating back problems and is in constant pain.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27And living under stressful conditions day and night
0:12:27 > 0:12:29can only make it worse.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32How do we get in?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41This poor car has had so much done to it.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44It's been peed on,
0:12:44 > 0:12:48it's been puked on, it's had a motorbike pushed onto it,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51it's had eggs, but I think they bounced off it and hit the car.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54It had a traffic cone on it. A wing mirror smashed off it.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59You've got noise, you've got rubbish, you've got beer cans.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01We have come out in the mornings sometimes
0:13:01 > 0:13:03and there has been a row of beer cans on the wall.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06We have an alley going up the side of the property.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10We get them running down through there drunk. Banging on the wall,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13trying to get the dogs to bark.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Or having sex just on the corner there or peeing in the corner
0:13:16 > 0:13:19because they can't be assed to go back indoors
0:13:19 > 0:13:20and use the toilet properly.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24We have done nothing to warrant any of this.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Fed up with night-time antics,
0:13:32 > 0:13:36John and Sherree decided to start gathering evidence.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39So, they set up their own hi tech surveillance system.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45We have one camera that is just up here, this one here
0:13:45 > 0:13:50points at the footpath and we have a small camera just inside there.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54We also have a camera up there and that points down,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58it covers the left side of the parking bay.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Their Big Brother network is monitored with care.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- All right?- All right? All right.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12They're always ready to scrutinise the streets 24/7
0:14:12 > 0:14:16and capture whatever young partygoers are getting up to.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- That's it, you have got the back of the car and the bikes.- Right.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23You coming down? See you in a mo, bye.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Camera one points up the road, camera two points down the road,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31camera three does the garden which covers the bikes
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and camera four covers the back garden down to the alley.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38And the things they see in their control room often beggar belief.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45A taxi has pulled up just down the road from where we live,
0:14:45 > 0:14:50to drop off some young ladies that live up the road.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51There she is pulling up her
0:14:51 > 0:14:56skirt and pulling down her knickers, her friend here will be getting
0:14:56 > 0:14:59out her phone in a minute, taking photos of it, but the taxi is still
0:14:59 > 0:15:04there and she pulls up her skirt and goes for a pee on the car and
0:15:04 > 0:15:07then when she's finished she walks up the path.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Up she comes and gives us the finger, there we go.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15They're inebriated, I don't think they even know what they're doing.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I think it's just a case of we've annoyed them
0:15:17 > 0:15:20because we want to live by a standard that they don't want to live by.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23It's not just weekends that we have the parties going on.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26It's every day of the week.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30It seems that these youngsters are trying their hardest to be creative,
0:15:30 > 0:15:35coming up with ever more extreme behaviour to upset the neighbours.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- This one here...- Oh, that's the poopy one.- ..that's the pooper.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43There's a group of people coming down the road, it's raining as well.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45I kept watching out the window thinking
0:15:45 > 0:15:47they're going to go in a minute.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51And one of the lads goes up the driveway across the road
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and I'm thinking he's going to go for a pee, but he doesn't,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58he turns around and drops his trousers and, yeah,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02and he's like holding his hand out to his mate to give him some tissue.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04And he goes up there and I'm like...
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I can't believe you are doing that, it's somebody's garden.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11And that's not the only revolting behaviour
0:16:11 > 0:16:12involving bodily functions.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19This is when John got up in the morning to take our son to work and
0:16:19 > 0:16:24he noticed stuff all down the side, vomit all down the side of the car.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28That was the night when they were having a party.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I went down to ask them to turn it down and take it in.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32That was about 11 o'clock.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Because they was keeping us all awake
0:16:34 > 0:16:38and our son had to get up for work in the morning, so he went in.
0:16:38 > 0:16:44It's amazing the quantity of vomit in that bin, actually.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46To get it all up the side of the car
0:16:46 > 0:16:48and he's so drunk he can't even walk straight.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51You notice he doesn't spray anyone else's car.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54So, it is a personal thing.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57It was payback for me asking them to turn it down and take it in.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Here, darling.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Over a long period of time, it's like everything, it grinds you down.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05There's been times I've come downstairs in tears.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11John and Sherree contacted the university and sent them
0:17:11 > 0:17:14their video evidence.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Mr Hatch supplied us with some CCTV footage and also informed us
0:17:18 > 0:17:21that some students who'd engaged in a particular kind of behaviour
0:17:21 > 0:17:25had made their way into a neighbouring property.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28The cameras turn around and say this happening.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Right, we're not lying, it's happening.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37After a police investigation, it was concluded that not all
0:17:37 > 0:17:40the incidents could be proven against students,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44and that local youths could also be responsible for some of them.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48However, the university took action against some students
0:17:48 > 0:17:50for throwing vomit and mooning.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56We made contact with those students to put the accusations to them,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59and they admitted to them
0:17:59 > 0:18:03and we took action from there in partnership with local police.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06I'm quite happy that when they get caught they get fined
0:18:06 > 0:18:09and they get academic probation,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12because it means they are paying for it one way or another.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15For John and Sherree, it's the result they wanted.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19And they discovered that their cameras also have a hidden benefit.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Since we moved in with the dogs and the cameras,
0:18:24 > 0:18:29the amount of burglaries in people's back gardens have dropped.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30We've been told about that.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33The police knock on our door if there is ever an incident near here
0:18:33 > 0:18:36because they know we've got cameras.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40It is said the UK is the most camera-d up place on the planet,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42but if CCTV means that noisy youngsters
0:18:42 > 0:18:46are forced to respect those around them, that can only be a good thing.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Later, North Lanarkshire's noise prevention team
0:18:53 > 0:18:55get tough at four in the morning.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00You realise it's 4 o'clock in the morning? People are sleeping.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01We asked you not to do this,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04you didn't listen, it's in the hands of the police now.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12I've been out on a street patrol of my own to find out what bothers
0:19:12 > 0:19:13you about Britain today.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Simon, what do you witness that you would class as antisocial?
0:19:18 > 0:19:22These young'uns, more than anything, the teenagers.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24There are playgrounds around here,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26but they are of an age where they don't need playgrounds.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29But they still go in there drinking and whatever else.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32And then you say something when you have got your kids on board
0:19:32 > 0:19:34and they just turn around and give you a load of abuse.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36And you witnessed this?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Not so much up the High Street, I think,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40because of the cameras, but they go to where the cameras aren't.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43How does that make you feel when you're with your children?
0:19:43 > 0:19:44I am assuming they are quite young.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Two-year-old. My boy and his little mate want to walk over to them
0:19:48 > 0:19:51because that is where the playground is, but then you see them smoking
0:19:51 > 0:19:53and you don't want them breathing that in
0:19:53 > 0:19:55and the mess they make afterwards with the litter and that,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59then you are thinking, well, is there broken beer bottles, is there drugs or whatever?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02You don't know what the kids are going to come up to you and say,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04"Here, Dad, look what I just found."
0:20:04 > 0:20:06It just makes you stay away really, it's a lot easier
0:20:06 > 0:20:11to go somewhere else or get on a bus and go to another town.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14You are making it sound like you have never seen an adult
0:20:14 > 0:20:15behaving badly in public?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18You get the odd drunkards, quite a few to be honest with you,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I nickname them river rats, they only come out in the night time
0:20:20 > 0:20:23create a load of havoc and then are gone by the morning.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24But the mess that they leave behind.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27The urine and the smell of it down alleys and park areas
0:20:27 > 0:20:30where children are going to be playing the next day.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I want to hear about the antisocial changes you might witness.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Oh, you're nodding, you have something to say here, haven't you?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I just think where we used to walk along and people would say hello
0:20:40 > 0:20:41and people would be calling out
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- to each other, there is no community any more.- No atmosphere.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49There is no atmosphere any more. There is just no social connection.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Tell me about the things which you find might upset you or
0:20:54 > 0:20:56disgust you that people are doing.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59The worst one for me is smoking and spitting in public.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02They spit and then they throw their rubbish down in public.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Do you know the worst thing for me?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06They have a cigarette and straight to the floor.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09It makes me feel quite sick to the stomach.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Do either of you feel intimidated walking down the street?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Yes, as I am walking along here today,
0:21:16 > 0:21:17I am like this with my handbag.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Right, have either of you actually ever crossed a road or changed
0:21:20 > 0:21:24your route as a result of feeling uncomfortable in a certain area?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I have, I often do.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29If my sister wasn't with me or my niece wasn't with me
0:21:29 > 0:21:30I wouldn't walk through this market.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36When thieves steal from our historical monuments,
0:21:36 > 0:21:40the damage caused goes much, much deeper than what they've just taken.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43You see, the mindless actions of these people is actually
0:21:43 > 0:21:47ruining everyone's entitlement to a piece of our history.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49And I am not just talking about our past,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51I am also talking about the present and our future.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05The South Downs, in Sussex, is a national park,
0:22:05 > 0:22:11an area of outstanding beauty, stretching for more than 70 miles.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Dating back to the 1820s, the historic Jill windmill
0:22:14 > 0:22:19is at the heart of it all, nestled above the village of Clayton.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22It's a popular tourist destination, supported by a group
0:22:22 > 0:22:27of enthusiasts, whose efforts keep the mill in working condition.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I'm part of the maintenance team and we try to spend every
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Saturday up here throughout the year carrying out milling and maintenance.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38When the weather is permitting, we have the sweeps turning and milling,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41when the weather is not so good, we have to work inside.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45The windmill for me is a way of life,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47it's become a way of life, it's a passion,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51and just looking up at the hill, it's an enchanting place to be.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59But when Simon came up to the mill one weekend in February,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02he quickly realised something was very wrong.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Five millstones, spares should the present millstones break
0:23:09 > 0:23:11and part of the mill's attraction,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14had mysteriously disappeared from the garden area.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Millstones are used to grind corn and without them,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22mills can't operate.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23We thought we were seeing things,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26who would take two and a half tonnes of stone from a windmill?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Simon immediately called the police
0:23:28 > 0:23:32and Community Special Officer Jade Harrison, who deals with local
0:23:32 > 0:23:35issues of antisocial behaviour, began making enquiries.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42PCSOs, myself included, got tasked to do house to house
0:23:42 > 0:23:44in the local area.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It was a small, tight-knit community and the hope was that
0:23:47 > 0:23:52such an unusual incident might have attracted someone's attention.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54When we do house to house, we visit all the houses that are local,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57and in this case some of the farms as well as there is quite
0:23:57 > 0:23:59a lot of farmland around there,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02speak to the owners, see if they have seen or heard anything.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04They might have seen a vehicle, people acting suspiciously
0:24:04 > 0:24:06and could call it in.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08In this case, no-one saw anything.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Although nobody has come forward with information,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Simon believes the crime would have taken a great deal of planning.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19They probably realised they couldn't get their large vehicle onto our site
0:24:19 > 0:24:21so the guys would have carried the stones as far as they could
0:24:21 > 0:24:24to the edge of the site, made a hole in the fence and rolled the stones
0:24:24 > 0:24:27though the fence straight onto their lorry.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30We believe it must have been at least five people to carry
0:24:30 > 0:24:33each of the millstones because they're half a tonne to a tonne each.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37As to timings, we think it might have been during the day because at
0:24:37 > 0:24:40night-time it is quite difficult to get in and dangerous because
0:24:40 > 0:24:43they are heavy objects, moving them in the dark, but other than that,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45that's all we have got at the moment.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00The police believe the thieves must have visited
0:25:00 > 0:25:03the mill as tourists at some point.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Chances are they would have scoped it out beforehand,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08so come as a visitor before because they wouldn't have known they
0:25:08 > 0:25:11were here, so they've definitely been to the site several times.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Here is where we had three of the millstones,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16two of the lighter ones were either side on the floor
0:25:16 > 0:25:20and the dark grey one was vertical in the middle and, as you can see,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23over there is where the fence was cut and they were transported
0:25:23 > 0:25:28out into the back where there was a vehicle parked in the car park.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30There was no evidence left here such as cigarette butts to show
0:25:30 > 0:25:32that anyone had ever been here.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36And then over here where the fifth and final one was stolen,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39they had to physically remove this plate to take the millstone off and
0:25:39 > 0:25:42they left the plate behind and again it is quite a distance to the hedge
0:25:42 > 0:25:44so it would have taken quite a few people to
0:25:44 > 0:25:47actually lift it and move it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51These stones are easily identifiable, so someone may yet spot them.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55And Simon and Jade think they know why they were taken.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I'm quite sure they were not stolen for another windmill,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00they were stolen to make some twee garden ornament in someone's garden.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04It took time and effort to organise the men and the lorry and equipment.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06If they hadn't got a buyer, they wouldn't have made the effort.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09The millstones are invaluable really, they are unusual looking and
0:26:09 > 0:26:13they make fantastic garden ornaments so they were probably stolen
0:26:13 > 0:26:18to order and they are worth quite a bit of money, about £5,000, but as
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I said, I don't think they would have been stolen for financial worth.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24They must have had somebody out there who for some reason
0:26:24 > 0:26:26decided that some traditional millstones would look
0:26:26 > 0:26:29lovely in their back garden, not realising the great loss to us.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39The theft has had a profound impact on fellow windmill enthusiast Janet.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Devastated, angry.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45I'm hurt that all the work we've put in here that people think
0:26:45 > 0:26:49they can just come up onto the site and take the stones away.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53It's a loss of heritage.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Jill is a historic building just like Stonehenge
0:26:55 > 0:26:58and every other important, historic building across the world, and
0:26:58 > 0:27:01when people come up and desecrate a site, whether with a spray can
0:27:01 > 0:27:05or by stealing something, we've lost part of our heritage, for ever.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09As well as the anguish the loss has caused these windmill lovers,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12they believe that the theft has greater consequences that will
0:27:12 > 0:27:14reach far into the future.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19To us they're priceless because they can't be replaced,
0:27:19 > 0:27:20that's the important thing.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22People don't make modern millstones now
0:27:22 > 0:27:25and if our millstone was to break or fail, we'd need a replacement
0:27:25 > 0:27:27and we haven't got that facility now,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31so heaven knows what we'd do if one of our millstones ever breaks.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34In 30 or 40 years down the line,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37there's one less millstone for future millers,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39for the next generation to enjoy.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42And, if we all keep an eye out for those millstones, with any
0:27:42 > 0:27:43luck they'll be spotted soon.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Antisocial behaviour is all about a lack of human decency
0:27:51 > 0:27:53and disrespecting those people who live around you.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57And if your way of life makes other people's a misery,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59that's about as antisocial as it gets.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02We're on the front line with the highly skilled
0:28:02 > 0:28:04teams of council workers, police officers
0:28:04 > 0:28:08and volunteers who are committed to keeping our streets safe and
0:28:08 > 0:28:13clean and taking on our antisocial battles, on a daily basis, to make
0:28:13 > 0:28:18sure that our lives are not blighted by other people's bad behaviour.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19This is Street Patrol UK.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26We live on a small island, which means, for most of us,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29we live near door to other people.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32But if you live next door to a noisy neighbour,
0:28:32 > 0:28:34that could really mess up your life.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37So, it's good to know that there are antisocial behaviour teams
0:28:37 > 0:28:41who are working around the clock to give peace a chance.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Noise Action Week is a busy
0:28:45 > 0:28:49time for North Lanarkshire's Antisocial Behaviour Response Team.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54It's an opportunity to talk directly to residents about keeping down
0:28:54 > 0:28:59the noise or about how to complain if it's not kept under control.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01It's a real concern
0:29:01 > 0:29:05for those whose lives are blighted by noisy neighbours.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09We're from North Lanarkshire Council. I'm looking for...
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Noise can be very bad, I had an occasion where the antisocial
0:29:13 > 0:29:16task force were out, the noise was so loud that the
0:29:16 > 0:29:19people concerned didn't hear the police at the door.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22You can be demented with it, you can't sleep
0:29:22 > 0:29:27if it's constant noise and then you're irritable the next day.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Puts you into depression, and it can be really bad.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Councils across the UK
0:29:33 > 0:29:37handled around 190,000 noise complaints last year,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39it's a big problem.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42It's North Lanarkshire Council, can you let us in, please?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Response officers Lesley Morrison
0:29:44 > 0:29:48and Gerry McCann from the council antisocial behaviour team
0:29:48 > 0:29:52are out in North Lanarkshire tackling noise complaints every day.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00They're both dedicated to the job of keeping the noise down.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Sorry to bother you, is your mum or dad there?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05We're from North Lanarkshire Council.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Lesley and Gerry have worked together for around five years,
0:30:10 > 0:30:14supporting each other through the ups and downs of the job.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18I like my job and enjoy it because I don't know what each day entails
0:30:18 > 0:30:21and you don't know... Every scenario you go into you,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23whether it be a complainer or an offender,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26you don't know what kind of reaction you are going to get.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28We are used to dealing with situations like that,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30they get quite hostile.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35We rely on our communication skills to calm the situation down.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40They always need to tread carefully when dealing with allegations.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41KNOCKING
0:30:45 > 0:30:48It's Gerry McCann from the council.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50We are not taking any formal action against you,
0:30:50 > 0:30:54you are not getting a warning or anything like that but we are coming
0:30:54 > 0:30:59up here and there's been allegations made and you need to be careful.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02He did listen,
0:31:02 > 0:31:03although to be fair,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06he did deny completely the allegations against him.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08There's not much more we can do right now,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11in order to do any more we need evidence.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13We can also use other neighbours as witnesses,
0:31:13 > 0:31:17but they don't want to get involved which you can understand,
0:31:17 > 0:31:22but that does give us big issues, it's a challenge.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Lesley and Gerry often need to visit more than once. They're off to see
0:31:30 > 0:31:35a couple who are facing a final warning after repeated complaints.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39It's really quite important. We've had a lot of complaints in about the property again.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- Remember we were here before? - Complaints?
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Uh-huh. I need to come in and speak to you.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Please listen, right.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50The complaints have come in about you partying next door,
0:31:50 > 0:31:5312a and 12b party, right?
0:31:53 > 0:31:56And this is complaints coming in and why I have come to see you today.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Saying you were outside partying in the garden,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01saying it is causing disruption and it's not just one complaint,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04if it was one complaint, I wouldn't be out seeing you just now
0:32:04 > 0:32:07but there's quite a few complaints in.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10It is not us, I swear that it is not us.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13What you are forgetting about as well is that
0:32:13 > 0:32:16you are on your final warning right now.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20What you need to do is take it on board and if you've not been
0:32:20 > 0:32:23doing any of these things you've got nothing to worry about.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27As day turns into night,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30they hand over to the late team, Louis Kohn
0:32:30 > 0:32:35and John Irving - and night-time is when the noise really starts.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40We were called to a noisy party, however when we approached,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43we were seen by someone on a balcony so we suspect
0:32:43 > 0:32:46they passed the information on to the people at the party that there
0:32:46 > 0:32:51was council people outside and that was enough for the music to stop.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53So, we're just going to hang around a little bit longer
0:32:53 > 0:32:56and just see what happens.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Just as they predicted, the noise starts up again.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03So, Luis and John go back in, this time with police back up.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Hi there, it's Lanarkshire Council,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10can we just have a wee word with you?
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Basically, we have witnessed a party, OK?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16We have had complaints about the noise levels, far too
0:33:16 > 0:33:20excessive for this time of night, OK?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22That is the advice we want to give you,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25the party needs to stop because if we get further complaints
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- you'll get served with a warning notice, OK?- That's fine.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31All right. It needs to end, OK?
0:33:31 > 0:33:36We thought it was loud so we kept turning it down and back up again.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40I didn't think it was that bad for the police to turn up.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45Dealing with noisy people at night can be unpredictable.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48You try and work out in your mind before you go what it might
0:33:48 > 0:33:54be like you just... It's never the way you think it's going to be.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59If it's not safe, we will just back off and, if need be, get the police.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01KNOCKING
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Good evening. My name is Louis
0:34:05 > 0:34:08and I am from the antisocial team of North Lanarkshire Council
0:34:08 > 0:34:13and I've got the police with me as well, OK, can we come in?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Right, we have had a complaint that the noise is too loud.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Too many people, music too loud, OK?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24So I'm going to issue you with a warning.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27It's just so that you keep it quiet, at least for the next six months.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30So when you go out enjoy your night, and when you come back
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- make sure it's quiet, OK? - No problem.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40It was a young boy and his friends, they were watching the football.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45They were very reasonable young boys, so I think everything should be fine.
0:34:45 > 0:34:492.40am and residents have complained that a noisy party
0:34:49 > 0:34:51is keeping them awake.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- Hello.- Good morning, my name is Louis
0:34:55 > 0:34:58and I am from the antisocial team of North Lanarkshire Council.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00The occupant doesn't want to let them in.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03It's in your best interests to let us in. We've heard the disturbance.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07People are sleeping. Guitar playing, singing, music. It's too loud.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Once inside, Louis gives a clear warning that they need to
0:35:10 > 0:35:15stop making noise and suggests it's time to break up the party.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19I am issuing you a warning, if there are no more incidents,
0:35:19 > 0:35:23after six months, it just goes away, there is nothing criminal.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26It is because of the time of the morning,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29you are going to have to ask your friends to go.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Thank you, all the best. Cheers, all the best, my man.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37But things don't stay peaceful for very long.
0:35:38 > 0:35:414am and they're called back to the same house.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47We went back to the office, as soon as we got back, we received a call
0:35:47 > 0:35:50that apparently everyone that left the house just went back in,
0:35:50 > 0:35:54I don't know if they took a walk around the block or whatever.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55Apparently all of them are back in.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57What I did this time, I just phoned the police
0:35:57 > 0:36:01and if they are all back in and the complainer says the noise
0:36:01 > 0:36:02is worse than before,
0:36:02 > 0:36:07then this time the police have the power to confiscate any equipment.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Why did everyone come back and make noise again?
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Instead of dying down, the party seems to have got worse.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Sitting playing guitar again.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22There's actually more people than there was before.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24You realise it is four o'clock in the morning?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26People are sleeping.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28What is going to happen is the housing office will be in
0:36:28 > 0:36:31contact with you, they are going to get you in for an ASBO interview
0:36:31 > 0:36:33because that's a final warning.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35We asked you not to do this.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42So what I did this time, I actually issued him with a fixed
0:36:42 > 0:36:46penalty for £40 and they also confiscated the guitar.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50With the resident given a fine and the guitar taken away,
0:36:50 > 0:36:52the party is well and truly over.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56The neighbours can hopefully get some sleep at last.
0:36:56 > 0:36:5925 past 4 in the morning, could get one or two more calls,
0:36:59 > 0:37:01because sometimes we do.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04People live different lives and sometimes they, you know,
0:37:04 > 0:37:06they turn night into day, so we'll just wait and see what happens.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13I've been out on a street patrol of my own to find out what bothers
0:37:13 > 0:37:16you about Britain today.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17What's your name, my lovely?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- Heather.- Hello, Heather.- Hello.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Tell me, what have you seen out
0:37:20 > 0:37:24and about on the streets which you think is antisocial?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Spitting, I don't like spitting.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Oh, nobody likes spitting. What else?
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- Drinking outside.- OK. That annoys you?- Yes.- Why?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Because I think they are going to fall into the children or something.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Have you ever gone up to somebody
0:37:38 > 0:37:40and told them off for something they're doing?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- I told someone off down the prom last week.- For doing what?
0:37:43 > 0:37:44For swaying all over the place.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Why were they swaying? - They were drunk.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50There is always a chance they might have been ill.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51They wasn't because they had a beer can.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Fair enough, you've got me on that one.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- Lindsay, this is your shop, isn't it?- It is indeed. I've been here since December.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- And how have you found it working here?- We get the odd theft happen,
0:38:01 > 0:38:04we get the odd person steal something and run away,
0:38:04 > 0:38:06but other than that it is not too bad in this part of town.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08What else have you witnessed outside here?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10There's been quite a few fights,
0:38:10 > 0:38:12you get a lot of men brawling out on the street.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14We have had the odd bit of that since we have been here.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16What about anything that disgusts you?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Just people's complete lack of respect
0:38:19 > 0:38:21and disregard for other people's property.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Do you have children? - I do, I have two children.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- What sort of age?- The oldest is ten and the youngest is six.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Do you ever feel worried when you are out in public...
0:38:30 > 0:38:32You are nodding already and I haven't finished. Tell me when.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Yes, just use of swearing in front of children.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37It is not appropriate, there is a time and place
0:38:37 > 0:38:39if you want to use that sort of language.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41People have no regard for children,
0:38:41 > 0:38:45no regard for passers-by, they just generally swear whenever
0:38:45 > 0:38:48they like and, if you were to say anything, you are more than
0:38:48 > 0:38:51likely to get a mouthful of abuse rather than an apology.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- Nice to meet you, Susanna.- You too.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58Let me ask you what you see or witness in the street,
0:38:58 > 0:39:03at home, anywhere, that you find offensive, antisocial behaviour.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07People spitting and leaving rubbish out on the streets.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Spitting is number one, you know, everyone says that.- Yeah.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- And rubbish is probably number two. - And rubbish just left everywhere.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- What else?- People who are drunk, quite often you see them rowdy
0:39:18 > 0:39:23on the streets and bumping into things, breaking things and stuff.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Earlier, we met with Christine Lyons,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Lead Planning Enforcement Manager for Newham Council.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35She's on the trail of some antisocial
0:39:35 > 0:39:36and quite seedy activities.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43She's trying to stop brothels being run out of residential properties.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Tonight, they stumble in on what looks like some prospective
0:39:49 > 0:39:53punters waiting, as well as the girls.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Do you live here? Do you live here?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Do you live here as well?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Is it your turn next?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Do you live here?- No speak English.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Upstairs, Christine almost catches out a couple.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Can I just ask you a stupid question, what are you doing here?
0:40:16 > 0:40:17I am sorry. I'm just...
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- Just what?- Sorry about that.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23How did you hear about the venue?
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- Somebody gave me a card. - A card.- Yeah.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29What, did you phone ahead?
0:40:29 > 0:40:30- Yeah.- In the car?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Do you have any ID on you?
0:40:35 > 0:40:40Yeah, sorry about this.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Come downstairs.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46So, let's have a look at this property.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50We've just come in on the ground floor and we were met by a room
0:40:50 > 0:40:54with three gentlemen in it and then you go into a room that would
0:40:54 > 0:40:58have been dining room/front room and there were three young girls
0:40:58 > 0:41:05in there, we come upstairs and we found a gentleman and a lady.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06Are you married?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Obviously for him it's a bit embarrassing,
0:41:11 > 0:41:17we have caught him in the act but nothing will happen to him,
0:41:17 > 0:41:21he'll get an antisocial behaviour notice from the gentlemen downstairs,
0:41:21 > 0:41:22from the law enforcement team.
0:41:22 > 0:41:29The young girl, who is a very young girl, will get a pack from the
0:41:29 > 0:41:33law enforcement guys to hopefully take them away from this but as
0:41:33 > 0:41:37you saw, all the girls downstairs, they are not very old, and have
0:41:37 > 0:41:40very low English as well, you wonder how long they have been in this
0:41:40 > 0:41:44country and you wonder if this is what they have been brought here to do.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48I think we have a lot of questions to ask ourselves about this property.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Outside the fact that it is being used unlawfully as a brothel.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56And downstairs, there's more evidence this is no family house.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58This is obviously the cards that they hand out,
0:41:58 > 0:42:00the gentleman obviously got hold of one of these cards.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07Obviously this is all the other bits and pieces we tend to find.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09The police need to check the ages
0:42:09 > 0:42:12and ID of all the girls before they go.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Obviously that shows you what we're trying to get
0:42:15 > 0:42:19rid of in our borough and again this is a normal,
0:42:19 > 0:42:21residential street, lovely houses either side.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24I mean, look at that. That's a lovely family home, isn't it?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Exactly the properties we've got a lack of and that we want to see
0:42:27 > 0:42:32being brought back into being a lovely family home for the future.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36With the raid confirming that this is a brothel, the council
0:42:36 > 0:42:40will be one step closer to turning this house back into a home.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45The girls all get antisocial behaviour notices and are offered
0:42:45 > 0:42:51help to get them out of prostitution and hopefully into a better life.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55If you want to engage in these activities in a completely
0:42:55 > 0:42:59irregular place like this then you take a chance of being caught.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04And the embarrassed punter is also served with a notice.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09Newham is making it clear - no brothels here.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Well, that's your lot for today. Thanks for watching.