Vandalism and damage are now at the root of Pembrokeshire’s most common complex antisocial behaviour (ASB) cases.

Of 16 new cases being handled by a service to tackle repeat or complicated cases of ASB and those which affect vulnerable people, four were in this category.

Eight of the 16 were resolved after letters were sent to perpetrators; local organisations such as housing associations agreed to tackle the others.

The statistics - for April-June this year - have been released by Grwp Gwalia who provide the ASB service on behalf of Police and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon.

Mr. Salmon said: “Gwalia is managing 41 ongoing, complex ASB cases for us in Pembrokeshire and they’re working with other local agencies to resolve them. The willingness to work collaboratively is a positive move to tackle this modern blight.”

ASB accounts for a large proportion of incidents dealt with by Dyfed-Powys Police. Complex cases – that is, those which require the coordinated expertise of several agencies - are referred to Gwalia who help to coordinate a response involving all the relevant agencies; other cases are dealt with by individual agencies such as the police.