Inspector Holliday has authorised a Section 35 Dispersal Zone to be brought to the Broad Green and Fairfield wards.
The order allows officers to take action to prevent issues in the area by granting them the power to remove people from the public space for up to 48 hours.
The dispersal zone came into effect at 1pm on March 6 and will end at 9pm this evening (March 7).
According to the Metropolitan Police, it comes in response to a ground of school-aged teenagers repeatedly engaging in behaviour that is “causing distress to the public”.
🚨 Dispersal Notice ⏬
Section 35 Dispersal Zone – Authorised by Inspector Holliday
Start: 06/03/2025 at 13:00 Hours
End: 07/03/2025 at 21:00 Hours
This is for: Broad Green Ward and Fairfield Ward pic.twitter.com/UcKf3neQIP— South Area – Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) March 7, 2025
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This includes engaging in shoplifting, anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and being a general nuisance to Croydon Town Centre.
The area zone has been highlighted on a map and is seen to cover the entirety of the Centrale Shopping Centre, a significant stretch of the high street, as well as East and West Croydon train stations.
Another zone is in place surrounding part of the retail park by Ikea in Purley Way.
