Overview
- Merseyside Police says reports of anti‑social behaviour on October 30 fell about 20% from last year after a pre‑planned operation that deployed 20 dispersal zones.
- Greater Manchester Police imposed two 48‑hour orders from 6.15pm on October 31 covering Gorton/Abbey Hey and Didsbury/Withington, then added a Trafford order on November 1 targeting fireworks misuse in Stretford, Urmston and Flixton.
- Wirral, Liverpool and Sefton saw multiple zones activated, with areas such as New Ferry, Woodchurch, Wallasey and Netherton covered, and a Wallasey order running until midnight on November 1.
- Surrey Police placed a 48‑hour order across the entire Spelthorne borough from noon October 30 to noon November 1 to pre‑empt a planned unlicensed party on public land.
- Other local actions included a 24‑hour order in Darlington where three teens received dispersal notices over fireworks, and a Fleet, Hampshire order that allows officers to return children aged 10–16 to parents or guardians.