Wolverhampton city centre ban on street drinking, begging and e-scooters approved
Crime figures for the end of 2025 showed the number of incidents reported in the city centre had increased by more than 10 per cent when compared to the previous year
A three-year ban on street drinking, begging and riding e-scooters and e-bikes dangerously in Wolverhampton city centre in a bid to tackle its ‘unwelcoming’ reputation has been approved.
City of Wolverhampton Council will enact a three-year public space protection order (PSPO) to prohibit swathes of anti-social acts that have left many afraid to visit the city centre.
The council’s Labour cabinet approved the plans at a meeting on Wednesday (April 23).
The order will give police powers to ban anyone from the city centre for 24 hours if they are causing or believed to likely cause nuisance, disorder, harassment, alarm or distress.
The council said residents and businesses had repeatedly reported concerns over anti-social behaviour in the city centre including people injecting drugs, street drinking, loitering, aggressive begging and dangerous e-scooter and e-bike riding.
The PSPO would cover the entire area within the city centre ring road as well as Molineux Stadium and the neighbouring Asda supermarket, the city’s railway station, St John’s Retail Park and Sainsbury’s St Marks in Raglan Street.
Crime figures for the end of 2025 showed the number of incidents reported in the city centre had increased by more than 10 per cent when compared to the previous year.