Wiltshire police increase checks on vacant buildings

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 17:14 · Archive

Wiltshire Police have increased checks on vacant buildings to combat anti-social behaviour following gatherings in abandoned premises.

Wiltshire Police have increased checks on vacant buildings in an effort to stop anti-social behaviour. Officers have been carrying out more frequent checks on vacant buildings around Corsham as part of high-visibility patrols in the town. The force said in a recent Facebook post that it had conducted numerous high-visibility patrols at key times of the day and had been frequently checking vacant buildings to ensure they remain 'secure and inaccessible' to the public.

The increased checks come after previous gatherings in abandoned buildings in Corsham and across the rest of Wiltshire. Police added that the enhanced patrols were part of a wider effort to clamp down on anti-social behaviour in the town.

In recent months, many videos have been circulating on social media depicting 'urban exploring', where people explore abandoned or vacant buildings and document their findings online. One prominent example was a video circulating on TikTok which showed urban explorers entering the now abandoned Rendezvous Restaurant in Swindon town centre. Removal crews working inside the Rendezvous Restaurant reported that the building also showed signs of being used by squatters when they cleared it out last month.

How it is being reported

• Police launch crackdown after young people gather in abandoned buildingsWiltshire police have increased checks on vacant buildings to stop anti-social behaviour.Gazette & Herald · 10 Oct, 15:43
• Police launch crackdown after young people gather in abandoned buildingsWiltshire police have increased checks on vacant buildings to stop anti-social behaviour.Wiltshire Times · 10 Oct, 15:43
• Police launch crackdown after young people gather in abandoned buildingsWiltshire police have increased checks on vacant buildings to stop anti-social behaviour.Swindon Advertiser · 10 Oct, 15:43

In this story: Wiltshire Police · Corsham · Rendezvous Restaurant · Swindon · Wiltshire

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