Closure order for Cambridge flat

Dear Resident,

A three-month closure order has been placed on a Cambridge home following concerns of anti-social behaviour and drug misuse.

Cambridge Magistrates’ Court issued the order closing 8 Donegal, Staffordshire Street, today (29 January) following an application from Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s Cambridge Neighbourhood Team.

The action follows an initial partial closure which was put in place for three months in November. Since then, there have been five arrests for breach of the order.

A closure order was granted, and the property will be closed for three months.

Residents living in the surrounding area of the property have endured months of anti-social behaviour incidents. 

Following several breaches, the court has now issued a full closure order which will prevent both the residents and anyone attending committing anti-social behaviour and other criminal offences. Cambridge City Council will now work with the residents to explore other housing options.

The full closure order states the premises be closed in accordance with the Anti-Social Behaviour and Policing Act 2014. No one is permitted to enter except the emergency services until 28 April 2026.

If anyone is found on the premises unlawfully they render themselves liable for arrest.

Kind Regards,

PC Sarah Pride

East Cambridge Neighbourhood Team