Man Rides Moped Through Grimsby Co-op as 58% on Willows Estate Do Not Report ASB
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Updated · BBC.com · May 20
Man Rides Moped Through Grimsby Co-op as 58% on Willows Estate Do Not Report ASB
1 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 20
Daylight footage of a man riding a moped through a Co-op on Grimsby’s Willows estate has become the latest flashpoint in residents’ complaints about worsening anti-social behaviour.
58% of people who experienced ASB did not report it in a 2025 Humberside Police survey, and a Freedom of Information request showed police logged only one Willows ASB incident between 2023 and 2026.
Residents described smashed shop and flat windows, a burnt-out car, repeated vandalism and intimidation by youths on scooters, with some saying they stay silent for fear of reprisals.
Melanie Onn, Labour MP for Great Grimsby, called under-reporting a “huge issue” and said she would seek a meeting with Humberside Police’s chief constable after the BBC’s motorbike-crime investigation.
£13.5 million and £2.8 million youth facilities have opened or are due to open elsewhere in Grimsby, but residents say the Willows remains a “forgotten” estate with no dedicated youth clubs or programmes.
As Grimsby bids for Town of Culture, why do its own communities feel forgotten and unsafe?
When official data shows no crime, how can a community prove its anti-social behaviour crisis is real?